Dainese Gullfoss trousers in black

As you might expect, the Dainese Gullfoss trousers match the Gullfoss jacket in most respects.

 

So you get the same outer fabric, the same AA rating, the same Level 2 armour, a removable, waterproof, inner trouser that can be worn inside or outside the protective layer, a removable, thermal liner, lots of venting, a couple of pockets, stretch at the bottom of the legs and long zips that allow the pants to be worn over most adventure boots.

 

In most respects the trousers are unremarkable. They are what you would expect. They come in one length only; and in our book that's not enough.

 

The only thing we would say in mitigation of this is that on a pant to be worn with tall adventure boots, a longer leg is not always so necessary. But the one leg length still doesn't rule out the possibility of course that, if you are particular short in the leg department, these pants might still be too long.   

 

There's one other thing that's worth saying about these pants. And it's not a Dainese issue, but rather something that applies to all pants where the waterproof component can be removed.

 

And it's that very rarely will you wear the waterproof layer on the outside. You can do, obviously; but it's not something you'd do at the side of the road. The reality is that the top half is far more likely to 'wet out' and of course it's more important that you keep your top half dry and warm. And so to prevent the jacket wetting out you might from time to time put the waterproof on over the jacket.

 

But that's less likely and less easy with the pant, In some ways, the pants come along for the ride. Clearly when it's going to be really warm you'll remove the waterproof trousers, but for the rest of the time you'll probably just leave them inside the protective pant. You will only rarely wear them on the outside.