Thread: Warehouse ”Back Country” trousers

I’ve been meaning to write a review of these trousers for a while.

Some may well laugh and scoff at the title! I get that, we are not talking KUIU here. But bear with me.

https://www.thewarehouse.co.nz/p/bac...124954-1M.html

I have been wearing a pair of these trousers for four successive winters now. They have had an incredibly hard time and yet they are still pretty much completely intact except for a sewn up rip on the rear end. The reason these work so well for me is that they have a waterproof outer on the rear end, over the knees and down the front of the legs to the ankles. I can vouch for the effectiveness of this outer layer because I have spent hundreds of hours sitting, kneeling and lying prone in wet muddy grass, and I noted again this last trip that whenever I get back to the Homestead I’m always dry (even when I’ve been rained on a fair bit too).

I wore them during the recent bluebird cold snap (with light thermals). I was starting out in the predawn -5°C and getting a decent walk in and didn’t feel in the slightest bit cold. I actually got a bit too hot in them a couple of times and ended up dropping the thermals. I particularly value their warmth when riding the quad back to the Homestead in the dark around 4-5°C. The last leg is usually a 4 km drag up the road to avoid having to ride through the farm with all the gates. If you are wet or underdressed it doesn’t take long to get very cold on that ride home.

What really impresses me though is how easy they are to clean. When I get back home of an evening these trousers are usually totally covered in mud, shit and blood. Because of the steep terrain I’m usually cutting up deer using my legs to hold the torso in position so I always get covered in blood. I just chuck the trousers into the washing machine on a cold intensive cycle with no washing powder, spin them on high and hang them in front of the fire overnight… and put them on again in the morning. Perfectly clean!

For $60 they’re a bloody steal. Just bought another 2 pairs, and I’ve probably got hunting trousers for life now.