I've been happy with my AW pants and have used and abused them. When they're done as tree work pants they become my Jeeping pants. AW even offered to send me a free pair to wear in my wedding (and I lost the guys e-mail, DOH!!) My AW winter jacket is AWESOME!! Sometimes it's hard to find stuff made in the US. I never would have originally bought my Zenith cutter knives for my Brush Bandit if I had known they were made in Vietnam but as it turns out they seem to hold up better than the ones Bandit was selling me...but thats another thread I guess...