Problem with Cheap keks is the fit also tends to be cheap..
You know cheap when you squat and the thighs cut off the blood to your lower limbs. That or they have no waist taper and have to rely solely on a belt to keep them up.
Its all down to the cut. Cheap tends to look and feel like they were cut out of two seamless flat bits of material, kinda like a pair of action man pants lol.
I have tried the lined Craghoppers and they were good but not the best cut. Warm mind and comfortable.
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Montane Supper Terra are stunning keks. Really are, hard wearing, comfy loads of pockets and adjustment options. Material is brilliant and they feel sturdy and comfy. Cut is also brilliant, so much so I could still round kick in them
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Downside is the price.. Although dont rule out second hand, just need to be on the ball with searching for them. If I needed to replace them I would save up and pay again.
Rab vapour rise guide pants. These are great pants but they are much lighter wear wise than the others above. Great fit, loads of adjustment, great cut and incredibly light and warm. But they do not feel like they would stand up to much of a woods bashing. Never the less brilliant keks for the hills and less for the work-party like woods trips.
5.11 Stryke I bought a pair off of our good friends over at Heinnie.com and they are great pants. Material is brilliant cut and fit are also as good at the above. Elasticated in all the right places and they also seem to repel dirt. Only downside I would say is that they are pretty heavy so more the colder months. Also the material does not like fire at all. The fire decided to spit an ember one weekend which landed in my lap and immediately put a hole straight through them
The cheap couple of pairs I tried were from the likes of screw-fix and were just flat-cut. Nasty things to wear for any long period of time especially whilst active. Also "Cheap" is still £25+ and I would easily trade several pairs of these type with a single pair of the above..