Berghaus Men's Deluge Waterproof Breathable

I’ve had waterproof trousers before but they’ve always been a bit of a pain. I’ve always been conscious of wearing them because they were stiff, noisy or both. I forget I’m wearing these, which is exactly what you want.

I live in Yorkshire and enjoy yomping about on t’moors. No matter what the weather, I can yomp in total dryness (well, the bit covered by these trousers anyway). These were an excellent purchase. I’m really pleased with them.

Bought these for a long distance trek along the SW coastal path. They have dual zips on both legs so can be opened up to put on over boots or zipped down for ventilation.

In most rainy conditions they didn’t their job and kept the rain out. However in one “deluge” on the way into Newquay, the combination of strong wind and heavy rain was too much . My trousers underneath got damp.

Generally they are comfortable but again not fully breathable and my legs did sweat somewhat when walking hard and so I found they pulled a bit especially when walking uphill.

I don’t believe it is possible to make overtrousers that are truly waterproof in all conditions and are fully breathable but these are a pretty good design for all but really extreme rain.

I have just finished walking a very wet West Highland Way in these Berghaus Deluge waterproof over trousers, and they are appropriately named because it rained a Deluge for the most part of our 6 day adventure and I remained completely dry underneath. I was also wearing the Berghaus Deluge waterproof shell jacket which I would also recommend for all the same reasons. These products are made to a very high quality, are comfortable yet feel fairly rugged. Just remember, these are only waterproofs, so you may need some extra layers underneath for warmth, but I found a simple tracksuit bottom and a double layer of long sleeve T shirts was more than enough to keep me warm during early October in Scotland. One other final bonus is the way you can unzip the sides from the bottom to get them on or off with boots still on. There are no pocket slots, but there is another side zip each side which unzips from the top that allows you to get to your to your pockets underneath although I didn’t use these as I kept items such as map, phone etc.. in the jacket pockets. All in all I would highly recommend this product so you need look no further.

This is my third pair of waterproof overtrousers. The first pair, mountain hardware, were excellent, bout wore out around the crotch after two years of regular use, the second pair were lightweight marmot gear, probably ideal if you are up a mountain with a heavy pack every so often, but too wimpy for regular use (they failed after a little over a year of reglar use walking dogs for about an hour a day, when wet, which is about half the time here, and tore at the sight of a gorse bush).

Consequently I was on the lookout for something that was either very hardwearing but breathable, or cheap and easily replaceable. So far these have proved to be tough, breathable and modestly priced. Although they are not as quiet as past overtrousers, this is no big deal, as I am not in the business of creeping around the place trying not to be heard. They do not have a top zipper on the leg so you can’t access your trouser pockets so easily, and the poppers over the top of the zip are a bit annoying when you are putting them on, as in it take as a few seconds longer to get them on, but then this does provide extra waterproofing.

These win on price alone. The toughness is a bonus, but I have not yet had them long enough to report on durability. There is nothing quite as bad as returning to the office after a wet walk with a large wet patch around your crotch thanks to substandard gear failing on you… Hopefull that won’t be the case with these