Originally Posted by
BEagle
lightweight No 2 trousers with stable belt loops and stable belt
The latter being 'optional' at own expense but deemed an item for when in Stone Tropical rig.
And belt loops - essential if the belt was going to be smart and an embuggerence factor when it came to dropping one's drawers as the belt then was side buckled. The loops of course were not a standard part of the kit so you had to have them made at own expense.