Danish Army Combat Pants

These trousers are pretty much the best Euro-origin military surplus (second only to the Swedes). They are made of thick material that borrows inspiration from the best of other country's design: British compass/band-aid pocket, Austrian cut, USA- quality material, etc. The only negative is the lack of belt loops, but there are buttons for braces. The Danes knew what they were doing when they designed these.

Me: 5'10", 240lbs. In jeans I wear a 38" x 32". I got the 38" x 30". Gray color. The gray has a sheen to it. Smells like it's been stored for awhile. Length is ok. I have thick muscular thighs. Not a lot of wiggle room around the thighs. Appear new and unused. These are like cargo pants. Two front slash pockets, one vertical pocket on the right slash pocket with a button. One rear flap & button pocket on the right side. Two velcro flap cargo pockets. It also has the 4 sets of suspender buttons. There was some sand like stuff in my pockets.

Fit: It's a little tight around my fat ass. Hoping by the end of summer it'll fit a lot better. These pants only have a drawstring to secure the waist. No button. No belt loops either. Fabric is two ply from the bottom of the front pockets to about mid shin. On the back it's two ply from the sitting area (not the whole ass area) to just above the knees. It definitely feels like it should take a beating. All the seams are double stitched except for the inch between the base of the zipper to the crotch seam. Guess where the hole is. There is a pinky sized hole right here. On the inside it looks like whoever stitched in the zipper went crazy with the machine but completely missed closing the fabric at this area. It looks fixable though. There might be enough fabric to make a double seam.

Conclusion: I think I'll like these a lot better when I lose some weight. It's something I would put in my pants rotation for the week. I'll probably try to get rid of the ankle strings and maybe replace the waist string with something newer/stronger.