Baby Torrentshell 3L Rain Bibs

We live in the PNW so rain pants are a necessity. These have been great so far but a few things to note:
-They run big. My 14-month old (girl, short for her age, ~30 inches) wears the 6-12 month size with the straps adjusted to the shortest length and the side snaps snapped. I bought the 12-18 month size too, but it will be a while until she needs those. Her tall, 17-month old friend tried on the 12-18 month size and needed them on the smallest setting.
-She wears these all the time: climbing on wet playground equipment, sitting on the wet porch drawing with chalk, crawling around in damp grass looking for bugs, sitting in wet sand on the beach, etc. They wipe down or hose off easily and show no signs of wear yet.
-It's warm out right now so she's been wearing them barefoot or with Keens so the heel straps haven't been a problem yet (I often stuff them up inside the leg). The pants are still so big on her that the issue is sometimes her feet get caught inside the pant legs - they don't ride up her chunky legs. See photo of pants swallowing her leg.
-I think when she starts wearing boots in the fall the heel straps might be difficult. I'm hoping to find boots with wide enough tops that the leg cuffs stay put without relying on the heel straps, because as another reviewer mentioned, they are sewn on at the bottom of the leg rather than up inside it which would be better (think about snow pants with inner cuff in the boot and the shell fabric over the boot).
-Overall these are so useful that we'll keep using them as warm weather rain pants even if we can't find compatible boots for the heel straps.

These would be a great general hard shell for any activity. Over warm clothes, they could be bomber sled and ski pants. Over regular clothes, they could allow for fun in the rain. However, the heel loops seem poorly designed, greatly limiting these pants' functionality.

Specifically, they are sewn onto the pants right at the cuff. This means that my toddler either wears them hooked over the sole of his boot or over his heel and tucked into his boot. When they're over his boot, they come off every few steps (not to mention wear out faster) and then the pant leg migrates up allowing snow or water in. To secure the pant leg, I've been hooking the loop over his heel and tucking it into the boot with his foot. However, because the pant cuff must come with the heel loop, this requires the pant leg to be tucked into the boot to. Tucking the pant leg into the boot is not ideal because then water runs down the pants and directly into the boot. Snow also packs its way in the tucked in pant leg.

My toddler's movement makes the heel loop absolutely necessary. This is one of the reasons I bought these pants. Other hard shell pants without the heel loop just ride up. Crawling, running, falling & getting up just works the pant leg up and down and the heel loop is a necessity. I just wish it was more thought out.

It seems like there is an easy work around. Simply lengthen the heel loop and sew its connection 3 or 4 inches from the cuff up the inside of the pant leg. This way, the heel loop can be tucked into the boot but the cuff can still go on the outside of the boot. If this was the case, these would easily be the best pair of weather proof toddler gear I've ever used. As they are, they pretty much always end in wet or snow packed feet, shortening every outing, often in tears. In short, they could be a 5+ star product, but in my case, they are only good for limited short outings.

Can’t wait until my baby wears it! When she starts walking this will be perfect to keep all her clothes clean 🧼

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