A protective pant for a wearer, comprising a pelvic portion for overlying a pelvic region of the wearer to provide impact protection to the pelvic region, leg portions for overlying thighs of the wearer to provide impact protection to the thighs, and a zipperless length adjuster configured to adjust a length of the protective pant. Also, a protective pant for a wearer, the protective pant comprising: an inner base for protecting a pelvic region of the wearer; an outer shell; and a zipperless length adjuster comprising a plurality of adjustment elements on the inner base and a plurality of adjustment elements on the outer shell, each of the adjustment elements on the outer shell configured to be attachable to a corresponding one of the adjustment elements of the inner base in at least two positions to permit length-wise adjustment of the outer shell relative to the inner base.