Austrian Waterproof Pants, Olive Drab, Surplus

Size info

The sizing runs very large as these are meant to be worn over normal clothing: the waistband is 12–13 cm (5") larger than the user's recommended waist size! If you intend to wear nothing but long johns under these, a smaller size can be the better choice.

These are made in various widths and lengths – just like jeans! The Austrian Bundesheer size in the brackets uses regular numbers for the width and Roman numerals for the length. Even in the case of pants, the width is based on chest size, as is common in Europe. The assumption is that a regular man will have a waist 12 cm (~5") smaller than his chest.

The size conversions and recommendations are based on our measuring work, customer feedback, and naturally wearing these ourselves. Don't get hung up on the numbers, though: surplus clothes often have variation.

Pay attention: the waist sizes below are recommended body measurements! The actual pants are larger for clearance.

The inseam lengths of these rain pants differ from the cargo pants as follows:

Machine-wash at 40 ºC (104 ºF) with a gentle cycle. Don't use softeners or brighteners.