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Originally Posted by epbrown

This is where I thought the post was going. When I turned 50, it seemed jeans were just too darned hot to wear any time outside of winter - when they weren't warm enough. I switched to lightweight twill or pricey synthetic hiking pants, except for some fleece-lined jeans for winter.

Summer is shorts season, too darned hot for anything else unless you have to wear pants.

I like the fancy convertible outdoor/hiking pants. They usually have extra pockets that aren't as in your face as cargo pants, and you can zip the legs off. They are tough, but light weight, and usually designed for wet, sweaty action so they are cool and dry fast.
Kuhl and Ex Officio seem to make pretty good stuff.




As far as jeans go, for most of my life I've worn Levis and nothing else. I grew up wearing the levis that when new were so stiff that they would stand up by themselves. The newer levis often seem to be crap quality despite being closer to $100 than $50. I have some expensive jeans that the missus bought that are very nice, and would be something that I'd wear out to a "nice" but not quite "fancy" dinner. But for around the house or yard, I actually bought a couple of pairs of "key" brand jeans from one of the local hardware stores for $16.99. They remind me a lot of the really old Levis. They are comfy, seem tougher than the new Levis, and fit pretty well.