The Best Hiking Trousers? Mountain Equipment Ibex Mountain pants - long term review

[@moab_in]

I love these trousers too. Regarding the belt - I rubbed some seam sealant into the belt fabric where it folds through the clip, gives it a bit more grip

[@TheWalkingKev]

That's a great tip. I'll give that a try. Thanks.

[@garymartin557]

Great review. I use softshell myself, but a little cheaper ones. Trespass or regatta . Find them comfortable relatively good at weather resistance. But at £60 you could get a secondhand pair of paramo cascada from paramos own replacement scheme. They repair secondhand gear and sell it on. I have bought a jacket for walking and cycling, like new.

[@TheWalkingKev]

Sounds like a good scheme. I don't need any new trousers or anymore gear in general now! Time to focus on using it all!

[@markrichter2053]

I love mine. However, be very careful to use slow spin in the washing machine. I did mine on the sports setting at 800rpm and it ruined them. 😢They’re heavy duty and the rubber washing machine seal just attacked the linings at 800rpm. I have ordered a new pair of Ibex PRO and will henceforth wash them only in a mesh washing machine bag at 400rpm max! 😱

[@TheWalkingKev]

@@markrichter2053 wow. I've washed mine on spin settings higher than that without any issues so far... Maybe you had a Gremlin in the machine that ate them.

[@deankushin-lifecoach7778]

Thanks for the review. I have a pair of these and also found the belt to be really annoying. But as you say, great otherwise.

[@TheWalkingKev]

@@deankushin-lifecoach7778 weirdly the belt has twisted somehow and this makes it stick perfectly in place! A cheap fix for the issue.

[@Mabel-j2d]

Hi Kev, your review videos are great, would you be interested in reviewing the Gash Hao brand of hiking pants?

[@TheWalkingKev]

@@Mabel-j2d I've never heard of them. I'm not playing on buying any more hiking gear at the moment. I've a backlog of gear reviews to make, some tents, backpacks and other stuff.

[@Mabel-j2d]

@@TheWalkingKev Oh no, your video is charming contact their official website and I'm sure they'll send it directly to you！

[@PhilipOlsen11]

Great review. Funny enough I love my Fjalkraven but the one thing I don’t like is the belt loops. Unlike your built in one the loops are small and I have to take the buckle off the belt, thread it through and then reattach the buckle 😏

[@TheWalkingKev]

I keep meaning to change it, every time I wear them I think I really must change the belt, but then I never do!

[@thevalleywalker]

I have 3 pairs - on average I pay about £70 for them. One pair I somehow got candle wax on and can't seem to get off, other than that I love them. Good review. Totally agree about the belt. atb Al

[@TheWalkingKev]

Candle wax is a pain to get out of clothes. Yeah, the belt is rubbish but the trousers are feeling indestructible at the moment.

[@JanUK26]

Try freezing them, it's seems to work to get chewing gum off clothes.

[@LousyFIBs]

Ya know... I've never realized that opening the zippered pockets on hiking pants ventilates them as well.

[@TheWalkingKev]

It's definitely a pro tip, as long you haven't got loads of cash stuffed into the pockets you want to open as vents.

[@GAPTEXPLORE]

*_Hello Kev... I'm sure it must be very cold to be active in the wild during the snow season... greetings from Indonesia..._*

[@TheWalkingKev]

Not here in South Wales. Just mild and lots of rain this winter!

[@danielwebb9188]

Whole review without seeing the pants lol 😂

[@TheWalkingKev]

Ha ha. I showed a glimpse at the beginning! It's more about how they perform / wear really. With most trousers you're always best off seeing them and trying them for fit. I just wanted to get across how robust and hard wearing these are.