A fair and honest review. Thank you.

Thank you for the review and sharing your experience.

finally a review by someone who has some experience in them! I think ill get a pair, as i won't be as hard on them but the functionality is better then other brands i've seen

Thank you so much for your honest review

Good honest review - glad I bought my percussion shooting trousers now 👍 I’ll stick with them instead. Review up on Friday. ATB Mark.

Thanks for the review! The price tag on these pants is what has been holding me back from buying them. I'm going to take your advice and look for another alternative. Cheers!

Good review. Very thoughtful

Yes sending them back would not be worth it but just thinking that they maybe they would give you a super good discount on a new pair? If not then no harm done. Wishing you good luck if you do get a hold of them. Thanks for your response. No need to reply to this message. Take care and see you on the next Video. Thanks again for sharing.

For the knee pads, an easy design upgrade would be an internal strip of Velcro. As for the Ax pocket, my hatchet fits through the top but gets stuck at the bottom. The lower cuff and button should be eliminated.

good honest review ! thanks !

Michael, I have to agree with the previous commentor Richard T. I thought you had a closet full of these pants. A good honest review. You mentioned the Under Armour pants, Are they still available. I think U A makes some really comfortable and durable clothing. Simon seems to be doing well out in the Bush. Thank You for all that you do.

A pretty fair summary of all Fjallraven attire these days, possibly excluding the numbers series. You can get good deals a couple times a year(Canada Day sale, for us, and probably Black Friday or Xmas if past year trends are any predictor) but they definitely charge a premium for the brand name. Nice, honest review, thank you!

Honest review. I think the stronger guys usually wear the pants out earlier. Small and slim dudes on KZfaq seem to own them forever. I also think waxing the full pants will help on very fine campfire sparks, as that millisecond the spark needs to melt the wax maybe just enough for these fine spark to light down. We also bought slightly different Barents Pro pants from Fjällräven. You miss that hook for the shoe laces and the cut is broader, but as you trim off the legs to size yourself, we have plenty left overs material to make patches for any holes. My wife had a very big wood piece spark landing on her front pocket and as we speak I'm patching it. The spark went through two layers. It is the winter Barents Pro with 3 layers. Fjällräven are very light outdoor pants. They are designed for nature use and long walks. When it comes to heavy bushcraft and tools, they should have a vise versa mix, so rather 65% cotton, which they just don't have design-wise. For heavy duty work I would get used military cotton gear. Fjällräven is really premium for hiking and backpacking through the woods. Happy hiking.

Trousers. Another good one, Michael

with the help of my G/F we sowed the bottom of the opening for the knee pads so they stay in place 100% mine are a closed cell foam, I ordered them from amazon.ca they are rectangular in shape. The knee pads stay in place and are good to go. Just an idea.

Hi Mike- Your old buddy Adventures With Dogs here on my new channel (still have the old one, but wanted one specifically for the mountains). Tell the truth, I prefer my Columbia hiking pants. They're very light, and flexible, and in the cold weather, I just use an L4 base under them. I wouldn't pay that much, anyway- mine were about $60. But I think yours are probably a lot more durable. Who's Esme's friend? I haven't seen the new pup before. Doesn't look like Esme's jealous, though!

good review am looking at them

Great review

C.C. Filson makes waxed pants in several styles that are fitted up for suspenders or belt. They're absolutely unbeatable for quality of workmanship and materials, but most of the fabrics are all cotton or cotton/nylon blends or even 100% wool. For the long wear and drying qualities of the G1000, these Vidda Pros are still attractive, especially if you can find them on sale.

Just bought a pair of the slate and black Vida pro g1000 and I paid 160.00 lol and that was the sale price of 20% off 180.00. That's Canada for you. Great video.

Your dog is so cute!

Great trousers, would like to see more fire and spark resistance.

Great review. Maybe the knee pads load from the bottom so the pockets don’t fill up with dirt, twigs, and crud?

Good review .

Thanks you for saving me money 👍

If the slot for the kneepads were on the top these pockets would collect lots of dirt and debris. You can cut them to the right size so they don't fall out

thanks for the fair and balanced review. i just got myself a pair (~130€ on sale for a pair of ventilated ones) and i'm not as enamored with the design as i thought i would be. they feel nearly indestructible and with proper care and waxing i believe they will last a long while if i got a good pair they also have a hunting line which is honestly probably more suited for bushcrafting and stuff. wish i knew beforehand :/ as far as pricing goes... eh. unfortunately, that's the world we live in. IF (and it's not a small "if") the stories they sell are true, quite a bit of the cost is from sustainable, responsible, ecological and energy efficient materials and production methods. though the biggest part of the price is, as usual and as you noticed, "the name". but that's just the name of the game. it's true for everything in every niche. my "justification" in my mind for their price was when i was looking at what's out there. a) the hiking companies don't really offer competitive products that i could find. it's usually much lighter/more technical materials that wouldn't stand up well to forest abuse, and if they do have something similar, it's not all that much cheaper. b) the "tactical" brands are in a similar position, though a bit better, imo. and the really good ones (like First Spear) are quite a bit pricier c) the quality alternatives from hunting brands are even more spicey pricey (Harkila, Blaser, Jagdhunter, Sasta...), making Fjallraven seem like a bargain, lol. hell, even the more budget friendly brands like Pinewood, Deerhunter, Verney Carron aren't all that much cheaper (if at all... though they are definitely much easier to find on sale. so i guess they are significantly cheaper... if you have the patience?). that said, recently one company has emerged that seems to have just the right recipe: Helikon Tex (link, for those too lazy to use google :): www.helikon-tex.com/), who are slowly but surely starting to offer some pretty serious outdoors clothing. their Duracanvas material, from composition, seems to be a "copy" of G1000. the recent Pilgrim line (i really wish they released this a couple of months ago :/) is pretty much "Fjallraven on a budget" and probably offers 90-95% (if not 105%) of the performance for less money (from pictures, at least the pants seem to be smarter designed with the pockets layout and high elasticated back and suspenders points etc). i hope they continue on this path... what are your alternatives?

Even though it is nothing I will ever buy, being a woman who loves to camp sometimes I will buy men’s pants because they don’t really make clothing for women like this. A great review thank you so much MICHAEL.

You are a big guy. I would advise you to go up one size. I have had mine for 5 years now (however not every day use) and have no quality issues. On the contrary one of the most durable trousers I have had. Best Regards

I've always wondered the same with trousers as to why they don't insert the knee pads from the top,i much prefer external pads honestly and id say take a gander at Alta ones or even construction use ones with a solid full knee protection that are harder at the front with a softer back and fastened with elastic strapping and a plastic clip fastener over a button as i equally find velcro ones useless aha,brilliant review though i've had my eye on a pair for a while.

Good useful review, how about Fjallraven winter/snow jacket review?

Nice video. Have you reviewed tru spec? If got a couple pairs and they are pretty good.

Maybe you could call them about the gap in the seam and they might offer you a discount on another pair? Or try a different style. Your right in that I think you mentioned it may have been a manufactur defect. It doesn’t look like you damaged it at all. Just thought it might be worth a try to contact them and also suggest your knee pad idea. Is that another dog of yours? He/she wanted some attention. How sweet. And precious Esme, such a great companion. Lol on her comment.

Good looking pants... I'v tried them on a couple of times and they are a little short in the seat and to much money. Good work on your videos!

160 big ones? holy crap I paid 110 euros G1000, I love mine but I do baby them a little, I wax them too but you definitely wear them more than I, I just finish waxing mine as we just stuck in the house. Thanks for the video.

Are these pants stretchy?

How do they fare in hot weather?

Most knee pads in any trousers are put in from the bottom

I was interested until you mentioned the price, nope can find way less expensive stuff on sale at Marks' or Cabella's.

What material ?

Better than tin pants?

Ive been wearing these trousers there excellent but expensive

Good review just make sure u get more shots with the dog

why should I pay that much? I bought 3 NEW (1980) Army pants for $10 each, and waxed them, and they perform very well. Besides they have really big pockets and a wider cut which I find much comfortable. I agree that outdoor-pants should have a higher waist! I have some old Canadian Air Force wool pants with a very high waist, which are superb for cold winter days. With this in mind I found some (new for $12) Dutch Navy insulated pants with a high waist, which I will test during my next winter trip. I think Fjällraven does make very good stuff, but for my taste certainly overpriced.

Is that Simon with you? Such a good boy...Esme is beautiful as always. God bless Michael

Not second .... For some reason, I pictured you having a closet full of nothing but those trousers :)

The stitching on mine went in the same place. I agree with you good trousers but over priced

Omg $160! I would love to chat with you about some ocean front property I have for sale in eastern Alberta

Buy a Helikon Tex UTP....

I here ya mate I broke down&got a pair there nice but don’t think I’d pay 150$ for another pair heck I got a Very nice heavy Field and stream duck hunting paints on sale for 39$ at Dicks sporting goods very nice pants allso

its a knife pocket / ice axe

I feel wierd...? Esme and I are on the same page:)

I bought these pants, and I will say that i wont recomment anyone to buy these, they broke within 3 weeks, 3 holes and areas with bad stitching, not worth it, i will admit they are very comfortable to wear, but thats about it :)

Dog comments are great

part of the cost is due to international trading

I see the mosquitos.

You know you can buy a pair of jeans for under $20 at Costco