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I am 6' and about 165 pounds - I purchased Euro 46 or US 30"-31" in regular length. Figure out your waist size AND the length. Fjällräven makes short, regular and long. Also - Vidda pro pants come vented and regular. Vented has a stretch material crotch and zippers on both outer thighs for ventilation. Pro regular does not and has a slightly different pocket configuration. Make sure you know which one you are ordering.I wear them any day of the week - not just hiking. They are also excellent for travel day. Keeps your wallet, passport and boarding pass in the front under a snap-close pocket for easy access through security and for boarding. In addition, they are more difficult for a pickpocket to get through in the big cities. These pants also have boot hooks at the bottom for serious terrain and you can close them around your boots at the cuffs. Again, top quality and will not disappoint. Don't waste your time or money on cheap Chinese junk. If you are serious, these are worth the money. These are top quality pants and will not disappoint.Bought these pants for fishing in the wilderness and I love them so much ! Bought another pair :)Best trekking, bush crafting, camping, outdoor wilderness pants. Okay, I don't want to get too excited, but these are by far the best outdoors pants I've purchased. I primarily use these for camping, backpacking, and wilderness adventures. Let's start with the fit. This fit is great, but got a bit confusing with the sizing for US. You will need to go to their website to get the equivalent US size. They're incredibly comfortable due to the way the cut the pants. It avoids binding and stretching in uncomfortable places when you're in need to bend, kneel, or extend yourself on your adventure. Specifically, you can pull your knee up to your chest to help you get up large rocks or hill without riding up your seat or private bits. The cut also allows plenty of mobility without making the pants bulky or with extra materials that tend parachute out or catch on things in the brush. You can fill the pockets without losing flexibility and comfort, even when the pockets are packed with your tools. The no-pocket seat is a nice touch since playing in the outdoors like I do, I can spend a lot of time sitting or sliding over various terrain. The seat is extra durable as well as the knees. A cool feature is that you can slide pads into the double-knee design and avoid bringing knee pads when bush crafting or doing camping chores that require you to be on your knees for an extended amount of time. The pants are not waterproof, but you can buy their wax and essentially waterproof them. I wanted to note that these are not waterproof, but they are definitely water resistant. I took these out on a camping trip to test them. This including camping in the rain and a lot of fishing that required me to spend a lot of time traversing huge rocks to get to a decent fishing spot. I was very comfortable doing my camp chores, such as acquiring wood, processing wood, and starting a fire. The pants took quite the beating, being scraped and scratched from going through thick brushes and sliding around on my seat and knees traversing the terrain. I spent some time out in the pouring rain from a Sierra Nevada thunderstorm dumping buckets on to us. The water never made it through. I had to get into the water just below my hiking boot and had to dunk the cuffs for some time while I had to free a fish I caught and tangled itself in the shoreline bushes. The pants shed the water quickly and kept my feet dry. I the warm months, I didn't need to wear anything under them, but I would imagine you would definitely need a base layer in the colder months. They breath well when hiking and under strenuous work. I swear while I was on this trip I notices some scratch and nicks on the pants and I assumed the pant seat would look worse. When I got home, after running it through a dirty, dusty, damp, wet, muddy, chore-filled camping trip, they still looked brand new. I imagine my non-leather seats must have given them a buffing, but nothing simply stuck to these pants. When I say they looked brand new, they didn't eve look dirty or worn. I own tactical pants that claim they could do all this, but I always found these statements were never true. If Fjallraven claimed this, it would be true. The only reason you could tell they were used was the smell of the campfire on them. The only thing I can't confirm is the longevity of these pants. They are expensive, but Amazon seems to keep them well below the retail price. That being said, my experience alongside the other reviews I've read on Amazon and other websites seem to match in regards to the comfort, features, and durability. If you're on the fence, I would recommend you take the leap. I simply love these pants.The title pretty much sums it up but I plan to go into an in-depth review & overview of these pants. I hope that Fjallraven becomes better known in the United States so we can see more of their products available here.SIZINGI am 5'7" 140 lbs. and my true waist measurement is around 29". I received the Size 44 which is advertised as a US 28. That is inaccurate. The size 44 is really a 30x32. The inseam measures 32" exactly. I wish there were more sizing options particularly for the inseam length but this is the shortest Fjallraven makes them available it seems. I shortened the inseam with a Euro Hem (aka Tricky Hem) so I could keep the original hems & their adjustable ankle straps. Note: According to Fjallraven's sizing guide the regular inseam length of a size 44 is 32". The long version has a 34" inseam. To get a shorter inseam length you would have to order a size 42. Size 42 has a 31" inseam length for regular but, of course, it would have a smaller waist as well.MATERIALThe G-1000 material is similar to tactical pants fabric, light yet very sturdy though the G-1000 is a bit stiffer & more rugged than my Tru-Spec tac pants. They are relatively quiet pants with a slight swish sound if your legs rub. Water beads up & rolls off them nicely. I haven't gotten them soaked but I spot cleaned them & it dried very quickly. I prefer this material over the delicate nylon or thin polyester that typical hiking pants are made of.FITThese pants are a slim fit but give good room for movement. The knee areas are slightly pre-curved and allow easier movement. I can lunge, high-step & kneel wearing 2 base layers underneath: 1 light merino wool & 1 thick fleece. Each of my upper legs is 20" around & with the base layers there is still comfort room in the thigh area.CONSTRUCTIONThere are no back pockets but instead there are several clever cargo pockets of varying size around the upper legs. However, because of the slim fit of these pants the options of what you can store in them are limited. They are not baggy so you cannot stuff the pockets with anything bulky. The hems have adjustable ankle straps built in with snap enclosures so you can tighten the bottoms around your boots to keep bugs/debris out. The hand-warmer pockets are a bit tight. In order to keep the fit of the pants slim & practical they went with a snug fit for the slashed hand pockets. There is extra fabric reinforcement on the knees/shins and on the rear-end of the pants. Stitching is well done and sturdy but I haven't slid down any hills yet to test it out. The pants are made in Vietnam, not Sweden, but Fjallraven has a legendary reputation so I have faith in their quality control.COLORI chose the Tarmac/Dark Olive color selection. The color 'Tarmac' is a light olive drab with a slight hint of gray. Very earthy. I tend to favor khaki-colored pants to spot ticks easier but the tarmac color is light enough. The Dark Olive reinforcement areas give a nice, brownish contrast.ORDERINGI'm glad Backcountry.com carries the Fjallraven brand. Hopefully they can expand on the Fjallraven products they carry. They arrived quickly with no issues.Overall a fantastic pair of trekking pants. They are very rugged & durable. I can go trailblazing without fear of my pants tearing on a snag. And as a slim guy these are the first hiking pants that actually fit well. Plus, they have a really cool look!Not as rugged as I thought they would be. I wore these pants on a hiking trip, and on the first day, they ripped a small hole. Annoying.To start off id like to say “52”=36 inch waist! I know that will help some straight off...secondly id like to recommend the “outdoor experts” sellers, as they were great in helping me getting the right size and getting sorted-very good seller!:-)Why the 1 star rating you may ask? I believe i was mis-sold this product as i was lead to believe every step of the way that these were made in sweden by a swedish company and by swedish hand, i was disgusted to see made in “Vietnam” on the label(see picture), one, this is pure greed as it is getting the product made for peanuts in a foreign country, “rather” than keeping or indeed increasing employment in sweden, for the swedish people, i was happy to pay £130 in the knowledge that the pants were made by swedish hand by fjallraven! As a believe in investing in good gear! It does last, so for fjalllraven to produce their product and conduct business like this is poor at best, as this is my first fjallraven product, it will defo be my last given the manufacturing not being of swedish origin...Time will tell if the product last given its manufacturing....Great trousers, very hard wearing. I wear them for hunting and shooting in the UK. Personally I don’t think they are great for hillwalking or mountaineering - for that get some montane, rab, or even craghopper trousers.However for day to day stuff you’ll struggle to find a traditional hardwearing pair of trousers for ‘everything else’.My teo bug bears with them is that the waist and has no elasticity which is fine if you are exactly the right size, but for most people who are between waist sizes you have to use a belt and deal with a slack waistband. In this day and age they could improve this design. Also there is a great deal of bagginess in the leg from mid thigh all the way down to mid calf. It’s because they are designed for movement and I’ve had other Nordic style trousers designed in this way (long legs, baggy knees), but for the average UK hill walker / stalker they are not ideal. However we have a local seamstress where I live who alters fjallraven trousers for the military so fortunate to can have mine altered. That’s another benefit of traditional cotton design.Super comfy and worth every penny!Tip for sizing! For jeans I normally wear 32 inch and I'm 6 ft tall. I bought the size 48 (32') first but then had to return it due to it being to small. So my advice is if you just fit into size 32 jeans then I would recommend getting size 50 (33-34'). Hope this helpsLove these trousers. Great pockets, built to last, very clever retractable straps to tighten the bottom of the legs. The laces hooks are useful, and the pockets very well though out. I especially like the absence of rear pockets which I never use anyway.If you're doing a mountain in bad weather you have the waxing option. But for most normal stuff there's no need for faffing around with wax as they dry so quickly.I have a 32 leg and the long version are best, a touch too long but better than the regular length. Euro size 46 is good for a 31 inch waist.If you avoid the two colour combos they are smart enough to wear about town.Excellent all round trousersBought these as I tried to buy some condor pants previously which I returned as they were pants as pants go. These however are awesome extremely comfortable allow great movement and don’t restrict in any way. Loads of useful pockets and the hemmed fasteners are a nice feature. I will be buying another pair. Pay attention to sizing it can be a little confusing. Highly recommend.
