These pants are great for geocaching and hiking as well as for tourist/travel wear. Fabric is fairly light but the ripstop material is tough and wind resistant. Reinforcements at wear points. For me, if I were active and hiking, these would be comfortable in warmer weather and down to about freezing, below that I'd opt for heavier fabric. There are lots of pockets for secure storage of wallet, keys phone, small camera, GPS, gloves, and other hiking or tourist accessories. These pants look sharp and aren't baggy like many cargo style pants. So far, I give them 5 star. The reason I gave 4 stars is the apparent unavailability of odd waist/inseam sizes (like 37x29) that would give a better fit for me. The elastic in the waist helps some but nothing beats an exact fit.