Austrian Army Gore-Tex Pants

Austrian Gore-Tex Bib Pants

These are Austrian Army wet-weather overtrousers, cut as bib pants with a raised front and back panel held up by suspenders. They go on over your field trousers when the rain sets in, and the high bib keeps water from running in at the waist. Hunters, campers, hikers and surplus collectors all carry them for the same reason: a waterproof outer layer built to a military standard.

Features

• Gore-Tex Construction — Gore-Tex is a waterproof, breathable membrane that blocks rain while letting sweat vapor escape, so you stay drier from both sides.
• High Bib Front And Back — The fabric rises well above the waistline, closing the gap where a jacket and ordinary trousers meet.
• Adjustable Suspenders — Webbing straps with sliding buckles let you set the rise to suit your height and the layers underneath.
• Covered Front Fly — A fabric flap runs over the front closure to help shed water away from the opening.
• Overtrouser Cut — Roomy straight legs leave space to wear the pants over uniform trousers or insulating layers.
• Olive Green Shade — The muted olive color pairs with OD green field kit and stays low-key outdoors.
• Internal Issue Label — A sewn-in label inside the bib carries the original military markings.
• Austrian Army Issue — These are genuine government-issued pants from the Austrian Bundesheer, not a commercial copy.

Bundesheer Field Issue

The Austrian Bundesheer issued these Gore-Tex pants as part of its foul-weather clothing, made to the army's own specification rather than a retail pattern. Bib overtrousers are a practical choice in the Alps, where soldiers need protection from rain and wet snow without water creeping in at the belt line. For collectors and reenactors they are an authentic piece of modern Austrian kit, and for everyone else they are a waterproof layer made to issue standards.