Kanu SurfMen's Kahuku Swim Trunks

The following review is being written by Margaret's spouse who will be wearing the Kanu Surf Men's Legacy Swim Trunk, size XL. Legacy is an appropriate name for these trunks because they have a functional elastic waistband as opposed to many board shorts the younger generation might prefer to wear. As a 69 year old, I prefer the functional elastic with a functional drawstring. Out-of-the-bag the material felt nice to the touch, and I saw no flaws in the seams or material. Some seams are triple stitched and some are double. The color is pretty much as I expected from the photo. Here are the measurements. . . I have a 38" waist, by measurement, without clothes. I laid the trunks flat and made some measurements: 17" Unexpanded width at the waist (making it a 34" diameter unexpanded waist); 23" fully expanded (making it a 46" diameter fully expanded waist). Pulling these trunks onto my 38" waist felt comfortable at the waist allowing the drawstring to be tied into a bow with plenty of extra string. As a 38" waisted person, the XL fit the way I like them. There is ample string length for those requiring more. In fact, for me, it seems like there is too much string. 23 1/4" outside length from the waist top to the bottom of the leg. 10 3/4" inside seam length from the crotch seam to the bottom of the leg. No, I have not been swimming with them yet. Of minor concern will be fading in chlorine at the YMCA pool. I swim approx 4 times a week and my trunks fade. The care instructions do mention to use non-chlorine bleach when washing. Oh, well! Trunks in this price range are going to fade over the course of the year -- not a big issue for me. Mention has been made about no drainage hole in the outside pocket. There is no drainage hole; the outside pocket has no mesh and no drain. The side pockets are mesh. At this point, I'm not seeing that as a deal breaker; I'll deal with it at the "Y" and for the couple of weeks I'm at the beach I'll deal with the trapped sand -- if either even becomes an issue. I guess if you become anal about this you could punch a hole and fit it with a grommet. For now, I'll live with squeezing collected water from the pocket. Why 4 stars instead of 5? Well, the Amazon guideline says 4 stars is "I like it." I do. They say 5 stars is for "love it." Don't know if I'm in love with the trunks, but I sure am pleased with the purchase. Assuming they don't do anything crazy in the pool, I surely can call them a "best buy." I am not a paid reviewer in any way.

My husband wear size 38 Jeans on his lower waist so I was not sure which size I should get. I read many reviews and they said this swim trunk run smaller so I followed reviewers' comments and ordered X-Large for him. There were enough space but since there was drawstrings so he can tight it down so that was not issue at all. About the color, because he said "Surprise me!" so I ordered brightest color i saw but the color was perfect. Calm blue. They have Mesh lining which as it described and my husband like it a lot. I thought the design was very cute and does not matter skinny or large, young or old, they will look so cute! Pocket on the side was good and lower side pocket was not too sticking out so my husband liked everything about this Swim Trunk! Thanks for all the reviewers who put detail information on so I did not need to guess which size I should order.I am super happy with this order and I will recommend this swim trunk to anyone!

Overall, pretty pleased with the swim shorts. They were a little larger than I really expected but rather a little large which is not that big of a deal than too small. Pockets are mesh, unlike previous reviewers have stated, so it looks like the company changed the pocket material from cloth to mesh, so if you do some goofing around in the water your pockets won't be full of water. Quality of material and workmanship seems to be on point. Shorts are a but more baggy than I prefer for a swim trunk, but there is plenty of room in them. If you don't like s baggy sorry you may want to go for a board short instead.

small issue I had was that the pocket on the side didn't have a whole for water to drain out from. was a bit annoying when getting out of the pool.Besides that all is good, I got the small which seems to be the correct size for 31 W

I like the materials, I don't like fabrics to be too "silky" and this one is smooth but comfortable, the length is the best part I have long legs and shorts look shorter on me, this is perfect.. The only downside to me it feels a bit baggie under the waist.. Overall good for the pricr

These trunks fit absolutely perfectly, and they look great. I took away one star for what might be a petty reason, but here it goes. I've owned lots of pairs of swim trunks but these are very, very loud when dry. I changed into them and was walking around getting sunscreen and stuff before we left for the pool and I heard a very very loud swishing noise and I was looking around the house to see what it could be. Imagine my shame when I realized it was just the shorts I was wearing. Not sure what the material is, but it's strangely loud. Very cool shorts though!

I was worried they would not fit my husband after reading some reviews. He wears a 34 in jeans and that’s what I went with in size(large). They fit perfect. Length is right at the knee. Great color and great price.

Great shorts awesome quality for the price fit perfect and no issues at all.

Fit my son well. Nice and long like he wanted. Overall very happy with this purchase

Good value - bought 3 pairs for my teenage sons. Both kids & Mom are happy.

good quality pair of swim trunks. hubby loves them

Too big and long

Great swim shorts. This is second pair I ordered.