If you are looking to buy hiking shorts for the summer, there are tons of options available in the market. You will find long fatigue cargo shorts, military Capri pants, black and blue hiking shorts that come in a mixture of polyester and cotton twill. With several pockets to place your scissors, flashlights etc, they come in comfortable choices to wear any time of the day. Your hiking shorts should be durable, and in adverse weather conditions, should protect you from anything nature may throw at you. There are fire retardant thermal hiking shorts, Teflon coated hiking shorts and more. While cotton hiking shorts may be a good choice in warm weather you should choose semi-cotton or khaki materials that don