Gear

i'm looking at buying a pair of lightweight water proof breathable trousers any suggestions?

Looked at Berhaus deludge and North Face events.

Any advice welcome

Satch

Depends on your budget. If you can spend slightly more then I would and get something breathable. I had a pair of B deluge and while fine for throwing on during a shower not too comfortable all day in the rain. (sweaty, sticky)

How much do you want to pay???

I hate waterproof pants and prefer not to wear them if I can help it so I bought the deluge pants 'cause I really didnt want to spend a fortune on the goretex equivalent.

I've found them OK. Not the best breathability wise. Not the most waterproof, but for chucking on in the odd shower they are fine.

Not really bothered about price sooner pay a bit more for something a bit more breathable.

thank Satch

i was looking for a lightweight pair and ended up with a pair of Berghaus Paclites (£64.00 Field and Trek with 20% off). The main reason is they were the lightest i could find and also had the benefit of full length 2 way zips which are really useful for ventilation (a big problem with overtrousers) and ease of getting on.

Others i looked at were

Montane Atomics £50 free PP at Achilles Heal

Marmot Essence £72 at Webtogs

Mountain Equipment Axion - couldnt find UK seller online

I also looked at RAB Off Limits and Golite Reeds but the former are now heavier than stated and the Reeds are no longer in production.

I dont think the Paclites can be beaten even though i tend to have a Berghaus aversion.

If you want heavier/more durable you could look at RAB Drilliums..

OMM Kamleikas = done

IF you can stretch that far paramo cascadas for winter.event pair for summer  is at least if not more breathable than gortex so maybe the north face ones or the montane atomics work ok for me