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Like Vangruver said, you probably need an extra layer in there...
1. base layer/wicking material. You can use nike running shorts with the underwear layer. I have some Helly Hansen lifa boxers and some long solomon 3/4 length ones that go down to my socks.
2. This is your insulating layer. If you have shell pants, then you need to go get yourself a pair of fleece pants. My pants are 3/4 insulated down to the shins. They are mildy insulated, perfect for our temperate west coast weather.
3. This is your shell layer. I have head-to-toe goretex, but that's really not that important. What you DO need is full seam taping. If it's not seam taped, get nicer gear. The downside of boarding on the west coast here is that our weather is barely above freezing, if it's not taped, melted snow and ice that collects at the seams turns into water. Once its starts, it keeps getting worse like a kitchen rag, that moisture just spreads. It gets into the cracks and all the insulation and wicking material in the world isn't going to keep you warm.
So if your pants are just shell pants, go look for some thin fleece pants, you won't need anything crazy unless you start going out on -20 and below days.
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