Good trousers at Asda

[Shewie]

To tell you the truth it`s the first time I`ve ever looked at clothes in Asda tonight, glad I did though.

Found some 100% cotton trousers which are a nice straight leg cut and not to baggy with 6 pockets and they`re olive

A bargain at £8 I thought so I bought two pairs

I`ve compared them against some proper german moleskins costing four times as much and there`s not much to tell them apart. At a push I`d say the Asda ones are made of a slightly thinner fabric but they`re really well put together.

The picture doesn`t do them justice to be fair, definitely worth a look though if you`re passing.

http://direct.asda.com/george/men-s-clothing/trousers/cargo-trousers/GEM5982,default,pd.html

 

[DanDan The man called Dan]

funny, I was having a similar conversation with a friend the other day. I got a pair of really heavy cotton trousers in Olive from asda about 3 years ago, not combat trousers but toughest and best quality outdoor trousers I've owned, really abused and apart from sewing a button back on they are still as good as new.

 

[Bodge]

Nice one Rich. I'll take a look at them.

 

[Wayland]

I'm beating around in some brown denim jeans from Tesco that I quite like.

I think they were £6 if I recall.

 

[jddubber]

good find ill be havin a look at some of them

 

[firestarter31]

Good spot , i bought my self the trousers and the shorts. not quite as many pockets as i would like but at £8 you cant complain!

 

[clownman]

my 12yr old has some of the kid's combats from Asda, theyve put up with nearly 18months of scout camps and activities. If they can stand up to that they're good value in my book.

 

[JDO330]

Picked up some of the ASDA cargo's yesterday and gave them a roadtest today, very comfy indeed, well worth £8 IMO...

ATB, Jon.

 

[HillBill]

Just bought 3 pair of these. They really are good quality and comfortable. The pockets are a useful size and deep. They seem like they will be very hard wearing. A top buy.

Cheers for the heads up Shewie.

 

[numpty]

Think i'll be taking a look .BUSHCRAFTERS by Gorge. May be come the bushcrafters secret I D tag ha ha

 

[DanDan The man called Dan]

Its worth mentioning, though a fan of the hardwearing quality of the stuff I have. The buttons are almost always not sewed on very well and its worth cutting them off and sewing back in yourself before they let you down.

 

[calibanzwei]

They did plenty well in the Peaks yesterday

 

[JDO330]

Ive been back for seconds, really like them.

 

[HillBill]

I just got back from 5 days camping/hiking in the lakes. I had 3 pair with me. Abrasion resistance is very good, i had no probs with the buttons. They are very comfortable and hold lots in the pockets. I caught one of the belt hoops on a bit of barb wire and it tore the trousers about inch down from it, nothing major easily repairable. I had no such problems on natural snags though.

 

[Shewie]

I just got back from 5 days camping/hiking in the lakes. I had 3 pair with me. Abrasion resistance is very good, i had no probs with the buttons. They are very comfortable and hold lots in the pockets. I caught one of the belt hoops on a bit of barb wire and it tore the trousers about inch down from it, nothing major easily repairable. I had no such problems on natural snags though.

Thanks Bill, I`ve only worn mine for a lame day walk on the canal so far so they`ve not had much hammer yet.

How were they for getting wet, did they soak up water like a sponge ? Did they dry out okay ?

Mine are getting christened properly next Thursday for a night in the Lakes

 

[HillBill]

It didn't rain while we were there. It snowed sunday afternoon until early monday morning. We got about 2 inch in all but that meant we had no car for a couple of days, the roads were just compact snow where we were in the middle of the forest. They didn't get wet, the bottoms got a bit damp though and it did dry off ok.. They do let some wind through, but with thermals on it was eliminated. Fire resistance is good.

 

[Rebel]

I`ve compared them against some proper german moleskins costing four times as much and there`s not much to tell them apart. At a push I`d say the Asda ones are made of a slightly thinner fabric but they`re really well put together.

http://direct.asda.com/george/men-s-clothing/trousers/cargo-trousers/GEM5982,default,pd.html

If you like moleskins why not get them from Asda? They are only £8 at the moment too.

http://direct.asda.com/george/men-s...ers/moleskin-trousers/GEM3974,default,pd.html

 

[Shewie]

If you like moleskins why not get them from Asda? They are only £8 at the moment too.

http://direct.asda.com/george/men-s...ers/moleskin-trousers/GEM3974,default,pd.html

Yeah I know mate that`s why I started this thread

 

[Rebel]

Yeah I know mate that`s why I started this thread

Yes but your link points to the cotton cargo pants.

"Cargo trouser with side pocket and zip fly."
Your link
http://direct.asda.com/george/men-s-clothing/trousers/cargo-trousers/GEM5982,default,pd.html

Moleskin Pants
My link
http://direct.asda.com/george/men-s...ers/moleskin-trousers/GEM3974,default,pd.html

:twak:

 

[Shewie]

Yes but your link points to the cotton cargo pants.

"Cargo trouser with side pocket and zip fly."
Your link
http://direct.asda.com/george/men-s-clothing/trousers/cargo-trousers/GEM5982,default,pd.html

Moleskin Pants
My link
http://direct.asda.com/george/men-s...ers/moleskin-trousers/GEM3974,default,pd.html

:twak:

Good point, well made

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