Gear test

Adam Cope gives his verdict on the Sologne Skintane Optimum hunting trousers and Grand Nord hunting jacket from Percussion

- Adam Cope

I was given some Percussion kit to test in September last year and it has been very impressive. When you take the price into account, even more so.

The kit in question is the Sologne Skintane Optimum hunting trousers and Grand Nord hunting jacket. They have handled everything I have thrown at them over the season, and I am usually very efficient at destroying test clothes.

Sologne Skintane Optimum hunting trousers, RRP £49

These trousers have been worn constantly and have endured 56 days in the field. They have been through cover crops, woods and brambles and endured many wet days. They have also been my “go to” trousers for feeding and dogging-in too. They have had a tough life, with only a few bramble snags to show for their efforts, and have not ripped, despite being dragged through the thickest cover.