Waterproof Pants For Training

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Soft shells, rain gear, outer shells. Got it.

Arcteryx is great but not in my budget currently.

I have yet to find a durable, abrasion resistant pair of pants for carbine/pistol courses.

Any experiences would be appreciated.

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Lots of good new production stuff out there, but I STILL use my surplus West German rain pants (with built in suspenders :dance3:) for extended rain exposure…

Pat

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frog togs. cheap. chinese. fine.

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Kuhl renegade…just go to drop down and see what they have in stock,

http://www.backwoods.com/kuhl-mens-renegade-pants.html

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I hate to be a cheerleader for REI again but I was very impressed with the construction of these. I dont have them but I live in california where the weather isn’t that bad. But I have owned older versions when I lived at high elevations that I used for winter rockclimbing, iceclimbing and backcountry skiing and they survived years of very very hard abuse.

http://www.rei.com/product/823936/rei-acme-pants-mens-32-inseam

http://www.rei.com/product/815994/rei-mistral-pants-32-inseam

Granted these are soft shells so their water resistance isn’t as good as something that is waterproof but given the application you have described you don’t believe you will stay completely dry anyways.

kary

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I have a few pairs of these - http://www.backcountry.com/stoic-overhang-pant-mens

They work quite well. Warm (very warm when properly layered) but breathable.

Departmentofgoods.com has good prices (last year’s colors and models on clearance), give them a look too…

http://www.departmentofgoods.com/mens-pants#search=%3Fpath%3Dcdepartmentofgoodsc11s41%2523%2523e%2523%2523ep%257e%257ecdepartmentofgoodsc11s41g100000061%2523%25230%2523%2523l%257e%257eq%26sortby%3D%252Bpricelowdepartmentofgoods

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I ran a Vickers Tactical Carbine class this past March where it rained cats and dogs all day. I picked up a pair of REI breathable rain pants off the clearance rack on the way up and was bone dry all day. We were on a gravel range, I didn’t wear knee pads, and the pants look like new. Couldn’t be happier.

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I love these too… I’ve worn them with appropriate undergarments in +90 to 0 degree weather, rain storms and extended hikes. They are lightweight compared to the ECWCS trousers and even lighter than some waterproof laminate civillian pants I’ve used.

I agree with Pat - they work in extended rain exposure and are light enough to use in summer rains.

At $20, I don’t care if I shred them on rocks or otherwise lose them. The OD green is light enough to be able to wear into the grocery store and not stick out too much.