 Alright, let's talk about pants for once in our lives. Let's talk about the pants that I use for bushcraft, hiking, camping, work, just general outdoorsness. And we're talking specifically about the Fjällräven Vida Prøs, or Vida Prøs, and the Montaigne Super Terror pants. And we'll even throw in a little wild card at the end, so stay tuned for that. I work outside, my job, I'm a landscape gardener and I use outdoor pants all the time. I'm in them, probably 85% of my life. All my hobbies are outdoors, camping, just hiking, everything that I do is pretty much outdoors, so it's important for me to have a robust and comfortable pair of pants. If you're new to the channel, please don't forget to hair, shirt and hair. Alright, let's just get into it, mate. Let's get into it. I've got the keks on the floor, I'm going to put them on and have a little look at them and show you some of the features of the pants, and then you can make an informed decision as to which ones you might want. You might not even want any, you might be lost, you might have just wandered onto this page wondering what's going on. If you have, alright mate, hope you're well. Alright, let's get stuck into it. Let's go through a little bit of the, I mean you might call them boring, I don't because I like, I like a good, I like a good in-depth review, so we're gonna do that. Let's dive into the features, first of all, of the Fjellraven Vida Pros. The Vida Pro trousers are made from a durable, wind and water-resistant G1000 with reinforcements in double fabric on the back and the knees. Low waist and regular fit with articulated knees, seven pockets including a mat pocket, an axe pocket and inner safety pocket. Elastic adjustment placket ankles, pre-shaped knees with openings for knee pads, that's an extra accessory, but you can just get cheaper ones from your local DIY store. It's got an elastic strap down at the bottom so you can tighten it up and that's got press buttons. The material is G1000, it's 65% polyester, 35% cotton, reinforced knees and rear. The weight of the pants, this is for a regular, the weight of the pants is 590 grams and that's the stats for the Fjellraven Vida Pro. Let's take a look at the Montaigne pants. On the lower leg it has a pressed stud and ankle zipper adjustment for close fit against footwear and to prevent heat loss. It's got a gator hook on the front on the lower trouser to help prevent dirt penetration onto the footwear. It has two large cargo thigh pockets with YKK reverse coil zips. It has a rear pocket with YKK reverse coil zips and it has two mesh lined leg vents and you can zip them down when you want to just get a bit of cool air to you maybe when you're hiking or doing a bit of work around the camp. It's constructed from tough granite fabric providing durability, stretch, water repellency and a fast dry time. It's got a zippered fly and a tailored waist with button fastening to reduce excess fabric. Removable tough belt with extra belt loops for accessory storage. It's got triple stitching seams for extra durability. It's got two YKK zipped hand pockets and internal right hand zippered security pocket. It's got articulated knees with reinforced panels on the knee and the seat of the pants and that is made out of Cordura Hydro and will help protect against rocky terrain and the weight is 665 grams so a bit heavier than the Phil Ravens. I've owned the Montains for years now and I've taken them on long distance hikes. I've worn them on bushcraft camps, mountain camps, I've worn them for work, I've worn them doing DIY jobs around the house. I've worn them all over the place. They're tried and tested in some pretty harsh conditions and for long periods of time as well. They're so comfortable. They're a little thicker than the normal Montains Terra pants with the reinforced arse and knees but you need that. I think a lot of the Montains Terra pants are good outdoor pants but they're predominantly hiking pants which you're just getting from A to B. These will see you better for rock scrambling and hanging out in the woods and you know beating them up a bit. As I say I've had these for years. The only wear and tear that I've seen on them is around the crotch area where a fire spot, I think it was a pine fire we had and it spit a few bits of pine on me and it burnt through but it hasn't ripped it's just frayed and that's no problem at all. Another thing that I would worry about that then pants, originally I thought because they've got zips the zips might fail but the zips are going strong and that is one of the things that I like about the the Montain pants is the zips. The Vida pros was I would have been happy with my Montains and I would have worn them until they were not fit for purpose but I went camping with my boy Matt. He had a pair that no longer fit him. He gifted me his Fel Ravens and I took them and I've worn them now. I think I've worn them on all my bushcraft camps. Anywhere where I'm going to be in the woods around thorns around fire then I'll wear the the Vida pros. I didn't expect to like them as much as I do. I thought the Montains are going to take some beating and these Vida pros man they're really comfortable they're really nice to wear. I love the fact that it's got an axe loop through a round camp and the added addition of the knee pads being able to put your knee pads in there is excellent. What about aesthetics? That's something we have to think about as well. Do they look cool? And the answer is yes. I think both pairs. I can't decide which looks cooler. I like them both but I will say that the Vida pro you'll get away with being able to use that to the pub or what's the pub. You'll be able to use the Vida pros around town and doing your daily business without looking too outdoorsy or hiking whereas the Montains are pretty much you know you look you in the Montains you should be like skipping through a Kezik with loads of bags full of stuff but they do look good once you're out in the mountains they look pretty cool and they come in in different colors of greys blacks greens they look pretty cool but as with the Vida pros you could wear them just day to day. This has to be said this is something that this is a big tick for the Vida's and it is being able to wax your trousers just rubbing the wax on blowing it with a hair dry until it melts into the fabric. I do it all over the trouser really you should just do it from the like the knees and the arse but I like to do it all over the the trousers and just maybe do it two or three times on the knees and on the back as well where you're going to be sat down and where you're going to be kneeling down and it just helps repel the water so well it impregnates into the fabric and it gives them a really good feel and to do that to just to to get out the wax and actually wax your trousers I like that it gives you it it can sound like a raging hippie it connects you to your it connects you to your trousers it gives you and it you feel outdoors it feels good waxing your trousers I can't explain it people out there who've got fel-raven products and have waxed their products or even if you've just any leather product that you've put a bit of dubbing on or waxed up it's a nice feeling I like it yeah my mate Matt gave me the Vida pros and I took them on my Cornwall trip they ended up in the sea when I got cut off by the tide when I was with John I didn't wash them I just carried on wearing them for for days and then they were the only pant that I had with me for my for my trip the the other thing I had was just a pair of cut-off denim let's call them hot pants so I predominantly use the the Vida pros for bushcraft and camping and woodland stuff around the fire and when I'm doing DIY I tend to wear them around the house the Montaigne Supas and I still wear these for for long for hiking and for mountain camping they are a little thick so I would say maybe a three season pant when you get into the depths of summer I find these a little bit too thick and a little bit too warm even with the vents but in summer I'm normally just wearing shorts could you wear the fjell ravens whilst out hiking and mountain camping of course and you can wear the Montaigne's in the woods because I've done both with both the negatives let me just run through a few negatives that I found with the Montaigne what is the negatives I can't think of any they're so durable and good I can't think of any if I'm honest the zips have all together and it's not like I haven't I've beasted them I've absolutely beasted them and everything's hand you know zipping the back pocket so the only negative that if I'm really picking at it the only negative that I can think for the Montaigne is they're a little bit heavy when they're a little bit heavy when wet they take a little bit longer to dry maybe than the the Vida's when they're fully waxed and they're not really a full summer pant and I suppose as well the cost because you're going to be paying on the on the fjell raven website these are 145 on the Montaigne website these are 150 I think so they're they're in the same price bracket and that's that's going to be a negative for the the Montaigne is the price so the Vida's pros the negatives again the cost they are pricey I would have liked to have seen a back pocket on them because I was used to my Montaigne I'm often putting my hand down there and to look for a pocket that doesn't exist I'd like to have an option of a fastener on the the top pockets as well can't think of anything else and they have stood the test of time they don't look there's nowhere or tear they're perfect they're perfect so what I'd say my advice to you is it depends on what you want them for and depends on what you're doing if you're just going up into the mountains and you're doing mountain hiking and you don't plan on having any fires or doing any bushcraft then something like the Montaigne Supers would be good for you I would I'd even sack the super terrors off and just get the Montaigne terrors because they're great for just hiking and they're a lot cheaper as well so maybe look at something like that if you were going to get one pant to rule them all I would go for the Montaigne because not only can you hike in them they're very comfy they're elasticated as well whereas the Vida pros don't have much giving them you can hike long distances up and down mountains but they're also durable enough to do your bushcraft and hang around at camp around the fire and do do your bits and pieces if you've got no intention of doing long distance hiking or mountain camping and you just want some pants for in the woods and on the beach and just getting stuck in having fires doing a bit of bushcraft then definitely choose the Vida pros you're gonna love them you're gonna love waxing them up yourself they just feel sturdy you know when you're walking through the brambles and stuff they just feel sturdy if I had to choose just one pant I don't know if I have one pant for the rest of my life I think I would choose the Fjell Raven Vida pros it I mean it could change tomorrow but there's something about waxing up your own pants it personalizes it and I like that and I like the features I like the features there's no zips on them so I think they're going to last a lot longer there's not there's less things to go wrong and they are light enough to hike in you might get a bit off but you can always just roll the trouser up if you look after them they're going to last you years I mean both pants are going to last you years my montains have last me years and I've put a lot of a lot of miles on them but yeah I would choose I think the Vida pro if I had to have one what about the wild card thanks for asking these are expensive 150 pounds each let's just say this is my wild card for a for a bushcraft pant if you just go on to just go to your local DIY place just go to screwfix or tool station or just get them online and the scruffs work pants I did have them in brown and black you buy them for years and I just I wore them every single day for landscaping brickwork everything and then all my trips out bushcraft they were fantastic pants I ended up burning them in the woods because I couldn't bear to chuck them in the bin RIP if you're looking for something on a budget but also pretty damn good these work pants are excellent absolutely excellent they're 49 pounds 98p as well 49 quid so say 50 quid so three times cheaper designed with an ergonomic 3d fit for ease of movement it features a took-away holster pockets the holster pockets are brilliant because you you can use them as like on your way into camp you can just chuck all your bracken and or birchback or whatever you want in there and you're not getting stuff in your actual pockets that's going to you know mess up get into your phone or whatever these flaps just cover your pockets to keep them clear of detritus really handy and you can just when you're not using them you can just tuck them back into the pockets great for putting your catiyamo in and things like that it's got a reinforced hem and triple stitch seams at stress points and it's reinforced with the hardware in cordura fabric like the feel raven it's got places to put your knee pads which is you know if you're block paving all day you're going to need it it's got 13 pockets including two side two thigh and two knee cordura reinforced knee pad pockets water repellent and breathable fabric it's got a belt loop it's got a hammer strap but that can be used also as an axe strap it's got YKK zip fly and it's got a phone and a ruler pocket i wouldn't say budget but i would say mid mid-range so 50 quid for a pair of them and i guarantee they'll last you the last year years there you go just a little random one that you might want to get involved with and i i recommend all three of these pants i do get a lot of comments asking me about my trousers and which trousers are they and how much are your trousers so i hope this has answered your questions thanks to everyone for watching as always and i'll see you soon bye for now