These thermal pants are very soft and very comfortable. Size Medium elastic waistband is a generous 30" unstretched and fits my 34" waist comfortably with plenty of room below. Quality is excellent. I returned to stockpile more for next season.

UPDATE 09-17-2013

Sadly, the cotton layer soon pills and is just rubbed away by normal friction with the inner surface of the outer pant legs. Replaced them with these just-as-comfortable longer-wearing thermal pants:

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