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The Kanu Surf Mirage is the longer trunk in this store: a 9-inch inseam, a UPF 50+ polyester and a print list on amazon.ca that runs past twenty patterns. It’s the pair for a whole day in the sun rather than a quick swim.

We haven’t travelled with this one ourselves, so what follows is the spec and what owners keep saying about it.

Nine-inch inseam, UPF 50+ polyester, mesh liner

The fabric is 100 percent polyester microfiber with a UPF 50+ rating, so the skin under the trunks stays covered without sunscreen. The inseam is 9 inches, which puts the hem close to the knee on most men. There’s an elastic waist with a drawstring, two side-seam pockets, a mesh brief liner, and triple-needle stitching down the side seams and the rise. Machine wash. Sizes run Small to 5X. The prints on amazon.ca include florals, stripes, tie-dye and camo, plus pineapples, flamingos and boats, and Kanu Surf makes the same prints in kids’ sizes.

Out at ten, back at four

This is the pair for the lounger day. The longer hem keeps the thighs covered, and the UPF 50 fabric takes care of the one spot sunscreen never reaches. The pockets have drain holes, so a room key survives a swim, and the polyester dries on you between the water and the bar. If you’d rather a shorter cut with a zip pocket, the BRISIRA is the other trunk here.

What keeps coming up

Owners buy them for the print and the price, and then buy more. The fit is the thing to get right. Sizing splits in the reviews: most say true to size, but the crotch and seat run tight on others, so go up a size if you’re between. The mesh liner is cut small, and a couple of owners cut it out. The fabric is thin, which is also why it dries so fast.