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The perfect solution for good Scottish weather when it’s pissing rain or sleet sideways. Meant to be worn on top of the regular pants, but work on their own well enough. High quality yet affordable, what black magic is this?
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The perfect solution for good Scottish weather when it’s pissing rain or sleet sideways. Meant to be worn on top of the regular pants, but work on their own well enough. High quality yet affordable, what black magic is this?
- Unlined shell trousers to guard against the elements
- Polyamide construction, with a Gore-Tex or Sympatex membrane
- Generous cut: with only light clothing underneath, you can pick one size smaller than recommended
A simple and effective cut: zippered legs with velcro cuffs, elastic suspenders, and adjustment at the waist. These sometimes have a light liner fabric inside, sometimes not. The color varies from grayish olive drab to more brownish and greenish shades.
Materials and care
The shell material is usually 100 % polyamide, the waterproof membrane always Gore-Tex or Sympatex.
We really suggest avoiding washing GTX garments, but if you really really have to, try machine-washing at 40 degrees Celsius (104 F) with a gentle cycle.
Choosing the right size
First you have the easy size. In the brackets, you'll find the user's recommended waist circumference and pant inseam length in centimeters. Sizing runs very large as there are meant to be worn over normal clothing. If you intend to wear nothing but long johns under these, a size smaller might do.
The Austrian size system is explained in detail on our Austrian pant size page. If you are already familiar with Austrian sizing and want to know how we came up with the easy sizes, below is our logic as a chart. All sizes in the chart are not available.
Width / Height | Short | Regular | Long | X-Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
X-Small | 80-84 I-II | 80-84 III-IV | 80-84 V-VI | 80-84 VII-VIII |
Small | 88-92 I-II | 88-92 III-IV | 88-92 V-VI | 88-92 VII-VIII |
Medium | 96-100 I-II | 96-100 III-IV | 96-100 V-VI | 96-100 VII-VIII |
Large | 104-108 I-II | 104-108 III-IV | 104-108 V-VI | 104-108 VII-VIII |
X-Large | 112-116 I-II | 112-116 III-IV | 112-116 V-VI | 112-116 VII-VIII |
2X-Large | 120-124 I-II | 120-124 III-IV | 120-124 V-VI | 120-124 VII-VIII |
3X-Large | 128-132 I-II | 128-132 III-IV | 128-132 V-VI | 128-132 VII-VIII |
Condition
Used Austrian military surplus but in perfectly serviceable condition. However we just cannot test every pair for complete waterproofness, but by judging from the general appearance, these should work well.
Austrian surplus
Functional, neutral, clean. That's what the Austrian Bundesheer gear is made of. Our Austrian surplus revolves mostly around the Anzug 75 and Anzug 03 clothing systems, but who knows, maybe the "Tarnanzug Neu" will make it's appearance if the Austrians decide to clear the stocks in the future. Get your OD gear while the stocks last.
After the Second World War the Austrian soldier looked like a weird mixture of Allies and Germans; the M1 style helmet and general profile really tried to bring that NATO vibe up, but a lot of the gear and even the dotted camouflage pattern looked surprisingly much like WW2 German issue. In the 70s they took a major leap towards NATO with the introduction of the all-green Anzug 75 clothing and equipment system closely inspired by the American equivalents, finally letting go of the "old stuff". The Anzug 03 brought the game up to date with some changes in effort to modernize the whole thing. Now the Bundesheer is again moving over to camouflage.
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Perttu T. 13.10.2017 Verified purchase
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Nyt löytyi varastosta käytännössä iskemättömät byysat ja ilman vuorta. Henkselit edelleen yhtä surkeat, mutta se korjaantuu pienellä ompelukoneen käytöllä kuten aiemminkin. Tällä kertaa tehdäänkin 40mm hihnasta josko pysyivät paremmin päällä ja korjataan sitten toisiinkin.



Frederik M. 18.04.2018 Verified purchase
The big advantage here is the the more neutral colour and the fact that the sizing system has a lot more options.



David F. 19.04.2018 Verified purchase



Jon M. 28.11.2018 Verified purchase
Very satisfied with the purchase.



Steven F. 17.12.2018 Verified purchase



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