We all have them in Patagonia my friends. I see them everywhere - easy-wash, qwik-dry trekking trousers with countless pockets and accoutrements. They usually come in khaki or beige and I HATE mine already. My particular model is blue - wayhay for something different - with legs which roll up to mid calf (involves a kind of internal strappage and button system), un-pop to become flares (?) and have irritating toggles which drag and clank along the ground. Nothing could mark you out as a hiking tourist more than a pair of travellers trousers. Once I reach the beaches of Brazil or even Buenos Aires I'm going to burn mine, along with a walking pole and waterproof wipedown map. (And no, I don't have either. God).
I have to admit, though, that zip-up front pockets seem like a very good idea - you'd have to be an incredibly deft pickpocket to extract money from these little mutha******* garment safes.
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