Proper trousers

The wrong trousers have a disproportionate impact on a long walk’s enjoyment – getting wet, staying wet, becoming heavy and restrictive, having the wrong pockets in the wrong place and just not going with you with every big step as cooperatively as you could do with. Every step a little niggle. By contrast the right pair resists rain, dries fast, accommodates every stride effortlessly, maintains the right temperature and has comfy and secure storage for hands and valuables. You’ll cling to a good pair – like Rohan’s most-popular set, the Roamers (£80). www.rohan.co.uk