Military Trousers

A broad range of new military-styled trousers: cargo cuts, field trousers, ripstop working trousers and heavier cotton designs. None of it is surplus. It is new production chosen for how it wears, and the sensible way to shop it is by cut and size rather than by badge.

Sizing is what people get wrong most often across a range this wide. Waist labels are nominal and vary between makers, so measure yourself and compare against the chart on each product page instead of trusting the number you usually buy.

Rise, and why it changes everything

The rise is the distance from the crotch seam up to the waistband. A higher rise sits on the natural waist, stays put when you crouch, and stops the back gaping under a rucksack hip belt. A lower rise sits on the hips, reads more casual and is more comfortable seated, but it rides down once you hang weight on a belt. Decide which of those two situations you are actually dressing for.

Knees, seat and hems

• Pre-shaped knees: panels sewn with a bend already in them, so the leg follows you when you kneel rather than dragging the hem up your shin.
• Double layers at knee and seat: longer life at the two places that fail first, paid for with a little weight and some stiffness over the first few wears.
• Leg length: many cargo cuts arrive deliberately long, finished with an ankle drawcord or tab so the leg can be bloused over a boot. If you want a clean break over a shoe instead, plan on hemming them.
• Waist adjustment: side tabs or an elasticated section absorb roughly two inches either way, which is the difference between comfortable and unwearable once a base layer goes on underneath in winter.

What they will not do

A water-repellent finish sheds a passing shower and no more, because the seams are stitched rather than taped and sustained rain finds them. Ripstop weave stops a tear spreading once it has started; it does not stop the first snag. And cargo pockets loaded with heavy items drag the waistband down whatever belt you use, so keep them for flat light things and put real weight in a pack.

One habit worth keeping

Wash cotton-rich trousers cold and hang them to dry. Hot tumble drying is what takes back the leg length you paid for and hardens the reinforced panels. If you are having them shortened, do it after the first wash rather than before, so the fabric has already moved.

Neighbouring ranges: combat trousers, army shorts for summer, tactical belts to hold the waist where you set it, and combat boots if you intend to blouse the hem.

Free UK delivery and 30-day returns

All orders ship free to UK addresses, fully tracked. Orders are processed within 3 to 5 business days and delivered within 10 to 20 business days, and that timeline is stated here rather than promised short and missed. Returns or exchange within 30 days of delivery, unused and in original condition, approved before being sent back, with the refund issued within 7 days of return acceptance.