If you are on the fence about buying these, let me make this easy for you: BUY THESE PANTS! These are absolutely worth the money. I bought these two years ago for a month long field hiking trip for school in New Mexico. They have survived cacti pricks and numerous falls. I have also continued to wear these for two year afterward. My current job requires a good bit of field work and these are excellent. They are light enough for the summer time and sturdy enough to look professional still. I actually have four pairs of these and all of them have held up well. These are my favorite pants and they can be dressed up or dressed down, whatever you want. They are super duper comfy and I have never been happier in a pants purchase. You may think I am being dramatic- I can assure you I am not. I am a plus sized woman and it is difficult to find pants that fit my body, are comfortable (and NOT yoga pants), and look decent on. I have three pairs in size 24 and one pair in size 22.