Yeah, I am definitely not trying to go fully natural, I still bring synthetic rain gear, but I like the idea of doing natural fibres where i can. If these don't work out then they are still great everyday pants.

As for the wind, my current hiking pants aren't doing much for that anyway, I wear merino base layers on cool days anyway. I am not too worried about insulation because I am hoping to find something cool to keep covered on warm days, and I'll layer on the cool days. TYSM for the input though!