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Picked up a pair like [url= http://www.trespass.com/row/mens-tico-00431 ]this[/url] for cheap. They are remarkably comfortable and seem to be made of decent materials.
Would you wear them if not walking out in the hills?
Not two-tone, no. Plenty of other "walking" trousers that are perfectly OK for casual wear though.
Fixed your URL for you.
Apparently they're "active trousers." Must be brilliant, all the trousers I have just sit there doing nothing.
Depends on what stage of life you're at.
If it's the "I'm just going to give up now" stage, then yes.
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Of course I'm not talking about going to the pub or meeting friends etc..
I probably wouldn't wear them in the hills either. Two tone mountaineering trousers always seem a bit "try hard" to me.
Well, image aside, they are soft, dead comfy, appear to be durable, and cost £20...
That photo is amazing, genuinely amazing.
They'd look great with those suede effect crocks.
No
I don't want to all CFH about the whole thing, but there's a time a place for "active trousers" (Wallace and Gromit) and there isn't...
I'd say pretty much every opportunity you wear those outside of actually hill walking, there would be a more appropriate choice
Yeah why not? Even in a pub.
I've just bought some new ones for a 24Hr charity walk tomorrow. £10 from Granite Outdoors.
My gran used to patch my jeans using denim from a pair of even more wrecked ones. Looked a lot like that photo.
I would - and indeed, sometimes do - go out in Craghoppers to normal places (I've worn them at work, even), so I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with wearing "active" pants to the pub etc. But I think in terms of making a positive fashion statement, the statement those are making is "stay indoors."
That said, I'm an IT geek in my 40s, so the extent of my fashionista leanings is a Battle of the Planets t-shirt and Spider-man socks. I wouldn't listen to me if I were me.
The RRP of £90 is the funniest thing I've seen in the last half hour.
I think it was Troll (!) that did the Jester trousers in the late 80s. And yes I used to wear them on a night out. They were a bit, um, bright :0)
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Our place of work (IT, of course) was relaxed about clothing, so Rohans / Craghoppers were quite common.
Well, image aside, they are soft, dead comfy, appear to be durable, and cost £20...
...and make you look like you're leading a Scout troop.
I think it was [b]Troll [/b](!) that did the Jester trousers in the late 80s.
How very apt.
Well, image aside, they are soft, dead comfy, appear to be durable, and cost £20..
you could say the same thing about a nappy, wouldn't make it any more appropriate.
Depends what sort of party you're going to I suppose.
I often wear Craghoppers Kiwi trousers day to day. They are comfy, durable, and inexpensive. I don't particularly GAF what other people think of my style though.
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I wear black walking trousers to work for half the year, the other half TNF shorts.
you could say the same thing about a nappy, wouldn't make it any more appropriate.
You could but it would a pretty stupid comment.
[quote}Would you wear them if not walking out in the hills?
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Another blue patterned troll wearer here back in the day. I have also been through all sorts of colours, patches etc, and now wear all one color, well cut Salomon, Patagonia or Arcteryx trousers. Most are grey or black, and you cannot tell they are 'technical' 🙄
I think I'm going to wear them, and my Captain America top, and go for a bike ride. On one of my 26" wheel bikes. I'll take a picture of myself with a sign saying "**** you STW" and post it on here.
Walking trousers are for walking. End of.
Now for casual but comfortable and smart, a nice pair of red, green or orange trousers (M&S have a good range) will be fine.
Just bought a pair of braces from M&S, actually - specifically for the Goodwood Festival of Tweed, but they will get lots of use, I'm sure.
Now for casual but comfortable and smart, a nice pair of red, green or orange trousers (M&S have a good range) will be fine.
**** me!
a nice pair of red, green or orange trousers
At the risk of incurring the wrath of the swear filter, there's a [url= http://lookatmy****ingredtrousers.blogspot.co.uk/ ]blog[/url] for that. (Sorry if that's not acceptable, OtherMods; let me know and I'll ban myself forthwith.)
I wouldn't wear them anywhere. If I'm out walking, if it's warm I wear shorts, which are normally some sort of camo pattern to hide any dirt they pick up, and if it's cold, I wear full length ex-military combat trousers, also camo of some sort, for the same reason, disguise mud, green stuff off trees, grass, etc.
Buggered if I'm going to pay silly money for something that looks like they're intended for a bricky when I can get some comfy trousers with plenty of pockets for a fraction of the price.
I wear Black Diamond climbing trousers for casual, although you wouldn't have a clue they were outdoor pants unless you were familiar with the brand.
To the OP...no no no no no
Kind offer, Drac, but I shall decline!
But if that's your penchant you carry on {smiley}!
Some good looks there, Cougar.
Like the first pic with the bow tie - very dapper.
Michael Portillo and Paul Atterbury are fine style examples!
Buggered if I'm going to pay silly money for something that looks like they're intended for a bricky when I can get some comfy trousers with plenty of pockets for a fraction of the price.
Less than a £10?
Black walking trousers for work, Nov - March, walking shorts or mtb baggies the rest of the time. Mind you, I work for an " outdoor" company....
“There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, 'Do trousers matter?'"
"The mood will pass, sir.”
I was hoping you would be along, CFH. I thought you might have a comment to make and, true to form...!
I refrained from passing critique on your own sartorial choices, Julian, as you may have noticed. Some things are best left unsaid.
😉
No, no, no no, no. Plain black ones you may be able to get away with but 2 tone? Absolutely not.
I don't recall much reticence from a man who 'happened to be sporting les pantalon rouge' on a thread about 'meat socks', CFH...
'Portilloesque' was one of your epithets, I seem to remember! ('twas a compliment in my book).
Young Master CFH was sporting pantalons rouges today, and damned dashing he looked too! 😉
As an aside, there's a girl in one of the photos on LAMFRT that I am fairly sure I used to, well, erm, [i]know[/i]. As it were.
Man goes on MTB forum to ask for sartorial approval. To wear bogging trousers as casual trousers. I ****ing love the internet.
How uncomfortable are your other trousers, out of ten? Three or four?
I still have a pair of candy stripe Troll Jesters in the wardrobe. I wear Rohan Bags as casual trousers.
Buggered if I'm going to pay silly money
£20 is silly money?
Since I can't recall the last time I wore anything smarter than Craghopper Kiwi's (and I've been in shorts since around April/May) I shall refrain from giving sartorial advice.
Molls - there are some very comfortable looking, elastic waistbanded trousers in the Mail on Sunday supplement. They're the logical end point to where you're heading here. Why not just cut out the middle man and order them directly? 😀
Nice of them to include a patch to disguise sharting...
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No. No no no no, and.... no.
Would you wear them [s]if not walking out in the hills[/s]?
No.
No. No no no no, and.... no.
And furthermore...
...no.
^ those? People wear those.
I'm going to have to lie down.
Nice of them to include a patch to disguise sharting...
When you get to a certain age and need incontinence underwear, I'm sure these trousers are very useful.....
But, otherwise no.
Ideal for walking, climbing, the office, and making new friends.
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Red trousers? I don't want to look like my Grandad! Just need a tattersall shirt and a 'worn leather piping' schoffel gilet.
Another look certain family members go for is Rohans with shirt tucked in plus fleece. What I do like are heavy canvas trousers for casual, my best ones are from NZ - Cactus wear.
http://www.cactusoutdoor.co.nz/clothing/mens-pants/wk-slim-supertrousers.html
Utterly bomb proof.
Another look certain family members go for is Rohans with shirt tucked in plus fleece
A look favoured by my 72 yr old FIL.
Oh dear. I may be making a fashion faux pas. How should Rohans be worn?
Ideal for walking, climbing, the office, and making new friends.
I climb in E9 trousers. Those are pretty tame compared to some they've done over the years. Brightly coloured climbing troos are great though.
edit: on a side note, I'm pretty sure those particular ones are intended as a pisstake of the "I've been to the alps you know?" two tone style [i]a la[/i] OP.
Wearing Rohans is for those too old to care about such things as fashion faux pas. So go ahead and tuck your shirt in or even accessorise with one of your golfing sweaters and a casual pair of loafers 😉
Now we're really talking....
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Walking trousers FFS, what do you do in normal trousers, sit there and, err, sit?
Greatest satire of STW can be found [url= http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=210&t=1211967&mid=0&nmt=New+Teaspoon+Advice+Please ]here.[/url]
Wearing Rohans is for those too old to care about such things as fashion faux pas. So go ahead and tuck your shirt in or even accessorise with one of your golfing sweaters and a casual pair of loafers
Phew that's OK then.
"Nurse, my medication".
OP do you wear velcro shoes?
OP do you wear velcro shoes?
A number of years ago I was visiting my gran in the middle of winter and had just picked up some new shoes on the way there. They were leather soled and so I decided to give the soles a good scuffing on my gran's rough slabs in her garden.
My gran was looking at me like I was crazy, but after I explained that I was trying to rough the soles so that they were less slippy on the pavement, she immediately headed upstairs to get something.
She reappeared with a shoe box and explained that she'd bought some shoes months ago that were on sale in InterSport but she found them too slippy because of the soles and could I please do the same to her shoes.
Of course!
I opened the box and pulled out a pair of these:
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Bless. She was puzzled when I asked when she took up 10 pin bowling!
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Walking trousers FFS, what do you do in normal trousers, sit there and, err, sit?
I assume that you cycle in chinos because wearing special clothes would be ridiculous?
I assume that you cycle in chinos because wearing special clothes would be ridiculous?
Chinos?
😆 😆 😆
I cycle in whatever I'm wearing.
Like normal people.
I'm yet to find a trouser/top combo that impedes my ability to pull wheelies.
OP do you wear velcro shoes?
Of course not. Look, this thread is getting out of hand. These trousers are nothing like old person Rohans, I hate those, and I also never tuck shirts in because I can't stand that either. You're blowing it out of all proportion.
Style rule no 1, never ask for advice in public!
OP appears quite defensive. Can we see pics of your style please?
Too right, don't bother with velcro on shoes, just wear slippers. Cheap and comfy.
OP don't listen to the hordes of fashionistas on here, STW is rife with them. Wear what you want. Those trousers would look lovely with a nice thick Arran jumper.
Now look, there's nothing wrong with these Rohans. They're my Bags not my ridiculously short green Bags shorts. I have a smart (ish) polo shirt tucked in, not flapping in the breeze and I don't wear velcro shoes. Haglofs Vertigo at the moment actually.
Of course walky, climby types have always embraced bizarre clothing combinations. Anyone remember duvet and jeans?
Can we see pics of your style please?
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Greatest satire of STW can be found here
Not least of all because it runs to [i]a hundred and nineteen pages.[/i] Jesus Mary Joseph and all the bloody disciples, that's dedication to the cause of a running gag.
How many pages was the Headset silly question thread?
that man up there with his shoe laces undone...why? Also why is part of his left trouser leg yellow? (does he need help deciding which legs goes where?)
Not a fan of those two-color ones for the hills, never mind every day. I have been known to wear Craghoppers but these days I'm a bit less keen on the "works in Millets" look.
Millets. That reminds me. I was standing around on the slopes getting some sun. A bloke sidled up and said "Ah British". "How do you know?" I asked. "Millets" he responded, pointing to my new and very stylish Millet ski jacket. I muttered something like "Peasant" and left.
I'm a bit less keen on the "works in Millets" look.
I read this thread and couldn't work out where the negativity came from. this is it, isn't it? Snobbery from the fact that you look down on Millets employees.
I have happily worn my 3/4 Endura Humvees around town without being pilloried.
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I would happily wear those trousers around town OP and not give a fig what people thought. I'd be more inclined to wear them knowing what people think of them now. 😈
Don't be mean you lot. You'll be sorry when they find him spontaneously combusted in front of his single bar electric fire and all that remains are his dentures and his tartan slippers. The air still thick with the smell of Wiltshire Farm Foods sausage and mash and the palpable yearning for human contact.
That idea is beginning to take hold in my mind, captain S. I wore them last night and didn't feel any shame or embarassment, despite their best efforts. Maybe I'm finally old enough to stick up for myself 🙂
PS I like those Humvees in that colour.. mine are black.
I wore them last night and didn't feel any shame or embarassment,
That's the Aspergers....
pointing to my new and very stylish Millet ski jacket.
To be fair, there's a huge difference between "Millets" and "Millet"!
Why did he assume you were British for wearing a French ski jacket?
That's the Aspergers..
You said ass.