Montane
Montane Norste Lite Waterproof Pants (men's, size M, regular leg)
- Weight: 8/10 How much they add to your pack.
- Rain protection: 8/10 How well the fabric and seams keep out heavy, long rain, when new.
Back-up rain cover for three-season hill walks and trekking, kept in the pack
- Weight
- 225 g
- Waterproof rating (HH)
- 20,000 mm
- Fabric
- Pertex Shield 2.5-layer polyurethane membrane with a 40D recycled nylon ripstop face and a printed backer
- Seams taped
- Not published
- Breathability (MVTR)
- 20,000 g/m²/24h
- Leg zips
- Half
Where to buy
Trekitt £76.50 In stock. Free delivery. Shown as 15% off the £90 list price. Medium Regular listed in stock. Free next-day delivery over £65.
View at shop: TrekittGO Outdoors £90 In stock. Free delivery. Size M in stock (one leg length). Free standard delivery over £80.
View at shop: GO OutdoorsMontane £90 In stock. Free delivery. Black M Regular available.
View at shop: MontanePrices checked 8 Nov 2026 on each shop's own page; shops can change them. We earn no commission on these links; shops are listed by price. More
Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Weight
From maker's figures 8/10How much they add to your pack. 8: Clearly better than most.
Montane lists 225 g, in the 220-289 g band. Trekitt gives 225 g as size M and Ultralight Outdoor Gear lists 237 g in M, also in that band.
Rain protection
Estimate from maker's specs: hydrostatic head figure 8/10How well the fabric and seams keep out heavy, long rain, when new. 8: Clearly better than most.
Estimate from maker's specs
In short
Good for
- Back-up rain cover for three-season hill walks and trekking, kept in the pack
- Light packs: 225 g in a 2.5-layer fabric
Strengths
- 20,000 mm hydrostatic head, 20,000 g/m2/24h breathability (Montane)
- 225 g (Montane); Ultralight Outdoor Gear lists 237 g in size M
- 40D ripstop face is tougher than most 2.5-layer packable fabrics
- Half-length side zips (YKK Aquaguard) to get them on over boots
- Short, regular and long leg lengths, S to XXL
Weaknesses
- Half-length zips go on over boots less easily than full-length zips
- 2.5-layer fabric has a printed backer, so it is less hard-wearing against the inside leg than a 3-layer fabric
- Seam taping is stated in Trekitt's copy, not on Montane's own page
- Montane doesn't say how far the seams are taped, so rain protection is an estimate, not a reviewed score yet (only Trekitt's copy says fully taped, so the page shows it as not published)
- No pockets listed
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.