I have 5 pair of these, I live in them! After literally hundreds of wearings in all sorts of camping, hiking, yardwork, etc., etc., they are finally fraying at the pockets. I don't bother with Levis or Tommys or RL any more! Highly recommended, especially for big guys. I wish they'd remove the extra inch of waist heigth they add on the big sizes... not every big guy wants to wear his pants around his belly button... but otherwise a fantastic pair of jeans!