Lowe Alpine Storm Force

With the exception of a particularly glorious fortnight in Cumbria in early May this year, just about every trip to the hills I have made in the last umpteen years has seen me get wet. Usually to the degree of Very. Which is why a decent pair of waterproof over-trousers is such a necessity in the UK. The good thing about buying a pair of over-trousers is that it's just about the only time that you can try on a pair of trousers in the middle of the store, surrounded by onlookers without risking expulsion or arrest. Ok, maybe that's not a major selling point, but it does have a certain novelty value. And trying on over-trousers is an important thing, not ...  Read the complete review