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THE LATEST INNOVATIONS IN OUTDOOR KIT
The Agile Winter Trousers are the latest product in Fjällräven’s ever-growing Keb range, but could these be the only pair you need in the mountains during the coldest time of year?
First came the Fjällräven Keb trousers. Tough, rugged, good looking – we liked them a lot. In fact, they won the ‘Best in Test’ award in our ‘Tough Mountain Trousers’ review. But if the Kebs have a flaw, it’s that their robustness is perhaps at the expense of flexibility, making them less suitable for more agile mountain activities. So, Fjällräven created the Keb Agile Trousers. Like the original Kebs, these are highly featured, with pockets, vents, adjustment at the ankles, and G-1000 reinforcements for extra durability in high-wear areas, but their stretchier fabric makes them lighter and less restrictive. And like the original Kebs, we liked these a lot too. In fact, they won ‘Best in Test’ in our most recent ‘Hiking Trousers’ review. This gave Fjällräven an ideal pair of general all-season trekking trousers in the original Kebs, and perfect pair for more energetic mountain pursuits like scrambling in the Keb Agiles. But what about winter? Were either pair perfectly honed for the cold?
In a word, no. Or to be fairer, not really. While either can be layered up with base layer leggings to make them more winter compatible, neither were really created with that in mind. And that’s where the new Keb Agile Winter Trousers come into play. Using fabrics with greater winter-resistance – both in terms of weather and warmth – and with a more generous fit than the non-winter Agiles to allow for more comfortable layering, the Keb Agile Winter Trousers take all the best DNA of the Keb range and evolve it for performance in the more challenging winter environment.
But there’s always a risk when you add to an established range – does the new addition dilute the strength of the originals? Let’s find out if the Keb Agile Winter Trousers are good enough to sit alongside the Keb and Keb Agile…
5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
■ WINTER-READY FABRICS
To give the Keb Agile Winter Trousers some inherent weather resistance, they use a soft shell fabric made with recycled polyester and nylon, blended wit
