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Hi
I’m off to Scotland for a long weekend and will do some walking with some mates around the 8nverness area.
I live in the lowlands so walking round here is usually jeans or cords or shorts.
Anyone got a recommendation for some walking troosers that would suit. I generally ha5e plastic clothes but I guess jeans up a hill aren’t a great idea.
Got short legs - need a 30 inside leg at most. The troosers I’ve tried so far are really plasticky and not nice to wear. A bit of stretch would be useful. The nicer ones I’ve tried tend to be more winter troosers and feel a little more canvas like. I guess they are prob too hot for May.
I tried the montane terra which were about the best. Go outdoors didn’t have the stretch version in m6 leg length. Might try them.
Happy to pay up for something like the terra as they’ll get used again even winter walking with the baby carrier down here in the lowlands or really cold days on the bike pottering with the kids.
Synthetic is normally quick drying, that's why there's so much of it. On a warm day you'll not want to be wearing waterproofs so quick-drying trousers are good. May - could be warm, could be (very) cold. I use Montane Terra Zip-offs. Not stretchy, but they don't have to be. Montane are also good at providing trousers in a variety of leg lengths, so you should find something that fits.
Have you tried Jock McGinties seasonal walking trooser shop
Have you tried Jock McGinties seasonal walking trooser shop
Best hurry. They’ll be going out of business in the event of a no deal Breexit.
As scotroutes says.
Montane and Berghaus do reasonable priced, well made trousers in differing leg lengths.
The material does vary a lot - I've tried some on that feel like plastic bags and I own some that are dead comfy (Patagonia brushed inside, Berghaus just nice and some old Salomon that refuse to die)
Oh, and I go thinner but carry waterproof trousers as well.
A kilt?
That's what the locals wear!!!
Regatta Action Trousers. Cheap enough, and pretty tough. They are a polycotton mix, pretty quick to dry, feel nice enough. You can get them in a short leg.
Mountain Equipment Ibex are nice and pretty reasonably priced.
Montane super terra pants... they are actually troosers not underpants
There will be an outdoor shop somewhere about with the same 20 year old closing down sale splattered over the windows usually selling crappy regatta. Their stuff will put you off ever hill walking again
Whatever 'work' / cargo pants Costco have in stock. I have a few pairs of the lined winter ones and the convertible summer unlined and they are great for dog walking/hiking.
Keela Peru...about £45 stretchy, fast drying, available in different colours and leg lengths and a Scottish company
Montane Terra here too for the 30" leg brigade.
Or schwaarts - it's May, get the pins out!
Scotroutes has it the Montane zip offs are perfect.
Keep their light weight waterproofs in your rucksack when it snows 10 minutes later.
Paramo cascada are a wee bit pricier but are very comfortable and waterproof..
My Terras refuse to die. I was looking through some old hillwalking photos from 2005 and I was wearing them then! That means they've been through the Cuillin, up and down the Aonach Eagach etc - a pretty tough life.
I wear Craghopper Kiwis.
Cheap in Debenhams, and just about bulletproof.
Don't forget to tuck your trousers into your socks - ticks have started appearing.
Decathlon. My days of buying expensive big brand outdoor clothing is behind me, most of its overpriced shite.
Decathlon. My days of buying expensive big brand outdoor clothing is behind me, most of its overpriced shite.
Wise words Mister, them brand monkeys are killing the planet
The Simond ‘mountaineering’ brand from Decathlon is worth a look.
I have some thin soft shell stretchy trousers which are great.
LOL - 15 year old trousers aren't killing the planet, it's cheap shit clothing that needs constant replacement that's doing it. I think they call it fashun
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I wear Craghopper Kiwis.
Cheap in Debenhams, and just about bulletproof.
Deeply not-STW, but deffo +1.
If you can find Craghoppers Traverse D of E trousers I think they're even better - lighter/thinner/cooler than the Kiwis.
Craghopper kiwi pro 2. Stretchy, light and smart. If the pair I just bought last me 20 years like the last ones I'll be happy and I've gone down a waist size in that time since I took up mountain biking.
Mountain hardwear AP pants. Designed for climbing / bouldering, so super hard wearing and stretchy, but look like a pair of normal trousers (wear mine to the office sometimes). Not showerproof, but dry very quickly, nice deep pockets and zip pockets on the back. Slim cut and variety of leg lengths. Use mine for everything from walking, to pub based activities to traveling in. Last forever and regularly on sale on SportPursuit for £25
Have you checked the HebTroCo website? They're sure to have something suitable - material spun on granny's loom from unicorn hair, buttons from narwhal tusks, hand sewn by artisans, delivered on a cargo bike.
Personally, somewhat controversially I suspect, I am a big fan of running tights for hill walking. Small, cheap, loads of different weights, very comfy and you can throw a pair of baggies over the top of you need pockets.
Decathlon is where I’d be looking for them.
RAB off-width trousers are pretty good, they also do jeans in this style and they have a bit of stretch in them!
Also I would recommend the Simond range from decathlon, they have Cascade over trousers on offer just now as they are end of line items. Excellent pair of waterproofs suitable for hiking and skiing.
Anyone got a recommendation for some walking troosers that would suit. I generally ha5e plastic clothes but I guess jeans up a hill aren’t a great idea.
Fjällräven does brilliant, but expensive walking trousers in a fabric they call G-1000, which is basically a waxed polycotton and feels like a lightweight canvas, you don't really notice the wax. Loads of different options with pocket variations, reinforcements, colours or not etc.
Unfortunately they're quite pricy, but tough, durable and feel like cotton canvas but with decent water resistance etc. Maybe worth an eBay search etc to see what's out there.
I wouldn't get waterproof trousers, regular walking trousers dry super quick. I wear Craghoppers Kiwi a lot, they are decent value
Go to Go Outdoors in Inverness and see what they have on the sale rail that looks like it might be appropiate for the weather
I've got two pairs of walking trousers:
Craghopper Kiwi zip offs
Craghopper Kiwi Lined (for the winter)
Less than 30 quid each and coupled with a pair of waterproofs (I use Berghaus Deluge) it's all I've ever needed. Spent a couple of months at a time in the kiwi zipoffs when backpacking around Asia. Climbed several peaks up to 5400m in them, wear them nearly everyday walking the dog now too....hard to believe how well they survive and they're really comfy too!
Cheese for the replies. Will check out decathlon. I tried the montane terra trousers and they seems to work. Might order the stretch ones in the 30 leg and try those as well.
The weather is so difficult to guess. 25 degrees here today in the south east!
I will pack my shorts!
The weather is so difficult to guess. 25 degrees here today in the south east!
We set off yesterday and wind chill was near zero, got sun and windburned on way round, walked on snow patches and bone dry ground, alternated between t-shirt and thin down jacket in wind, hit back to car saying 18*c at the ski centre...! At least it didn't rain.