Craghoppers Kiwi Cargo & Kiwi Makino

I have a couple of pairs of Craghoppers Kiwi Cargo trousers which I wear a lot for general use as well as walking. They're good travel trousers too with good pockets - two with zips for security and a decent cargo pocket on the right leg which will take an OS map (some other makes won't). On the hill they're reasonably windproof. They're not waterproof but do dry quite quickly. They don't look to "techy" so a good compromise between something you can wear every day, trousers for travel and hillwalking. Quite expensive but look out for bargains in places like TK Maxx.

(Written by: gizouki)

The best features of these trousers are the good selection of pockets. For serious walking they are compromised however. The polycotton is not particularly showerproof, and takes longer to dry than synthetic options. The material is not stretchy, and consequently drag on the knees when walking up steep ground. To compensate, the designers have made them over baggy. Worth buying as a clearance item (often available for around £15) but at full whack go for Berghaus Statis, which for slightly more money, tick all the boxes except great pockets

(Written by: beevers@talk21.com)

I bought a pair of these last year for £20 and cannot fault them. I bought them alongside a pair of regatta zip offs which have long since gone in the bin

(Written by: MickH)