The RAINY DAY PANTS are so light and packable that you can take them with you wherever you go. The extra lightweight TEXAPORE shell fabric will keep you dry, even in persistent rain.The overtrousers stow neatly in their own little pack bag. They weigh next to nothing and take up hardly any room in your rucksack, so you can carry them as back-up when the weather is changeable.They have Velcro tabs at the ankles so you can pull them on quickly over your shoes when it starts to rain.