-alan-
pfm Member
I have to get some kit for a forthcoming 2-3 day ramble in the Atlas Mountains at the end of March. The guide chap says he doesn't think there'll be snow, but can't completely rule out the possibility either.
My entire outdoor wardrobe at the moment consists of a pair of lightish walking boots, a borrowed ski-jacket, and a couple of snoods. I've been reliably informed that jeans won't cut it. The outdoor shops round here carry loads of '50%' off trousers on an almost year-round basis - but the trousers seem to come in one of two types: ones golfers would wear when its raining, and lightweight polyester ones with more zips than the entire Siouxsie and the Banshees lineup might have sported back in the day.
The former look like they'd make you sweat like a dog in anything above freezing, and the latter look like you run the risk of flirting with frostbite in anything cooler than a mild Summer's day.
Can anybody give me a steer on what kind of trousers one should wear on these kind of outings ?
My entire outdoor wardrobe at the moment consists of a pair of lightish walking boots, a borrowed ski-jacket, and a couple of snoods. I've been reliably informed that jeans won't cut it. The outdoor shops round here carry loads of '50%' off trousers on an almost year-round basis - but the trousers seem to come in one of two types: ones golfers would wear when its raining, and lightweight polyester ones with more zips than the entire Siouxsie and the Banshees lineup might have sported back in the day.
The former look like they'd make you sweat like a dog in anything above freezing, and the latter look like you run the risk of flirting with frostbite in anything cooler than a mild Summer's day.
Can anybody give me a steer on what kind of trousers one should wear on these kind of outings ?