Waterproof and Windproof Pants

If you are doing any trekking or serious hiking, you need something waterproof for your legs--especially if you're backpacking during the rainy season (roughly from March until June or August through September in EA). If you plan on getting a , then you can probably do without the waterproof pants. Then, however, you will need windproof pants so that the wind doesn't slice into your warmth.

Whatever you decide, make sure that the pant legs zip up from the bottom reasonably far in order to accomodate your boots. A sunny day in a mountain can turn into a rainy one pretty quickly, so you'll want to be able to pull them on without doing an improvised rain dance and potentially worsening your situation.