Austrian Waterproof Pants, Olive Drab, Surplus

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.

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.