After four years of locating and excavating explosives, I have FINALLY found the perfect pants for trekking over difficult and varied terrain, bending, kneeling, climbing and walking.
The Battlers are fantastic for comfort and usability. They're incredibly sturdy pants, including catching on barbed wire (climbing over fences) multiple times before even the hint of a tear in the fabric.
The pockets are insanely useful, particularly the zipper one, and I LOVE the length, as they cover the tops/mids of my boots and provide that extra protection in case of snake bites.
The pants may be a bit tight to begin with, but they stretch a liiiiittle as you wear them throughout the day, in my experience. I bought both a 12 and a 14 at first, and the 12 would feel tight in the morning but was perfect by 9/10am. The 14 would be comfortable in the morning and I'd need to tighten my belt another notch later in the day as they stretched a little.
The buttons did pop off both pairs, unfortunately, but considering that's fixable and other workwear brands would literally have seams on my a** split when I slipped on uneven ground or snagged a bit of wire, that small inconvenience is well worth my loyalty to this brand.
My only request would be to consider making a pair with the tool loop on the left side. I know it wont be practical for everyone/is niche for me, but I carry a pick and as a right-handed person, when I swing my metal detector it bumps the pick, which resets my detector lmao. Will I get my wish? No, but it's worth suggesting anyway.
Buy these pants, they're incredible.