I can’t vouch for much, I only have some of the Firehose pants. But they’re absolutely worth the extra money. Usually, building just one little run of barbed wire fence will wear out a pair of jeans. I’ve worn the same pair of Firehose work pants, at least 4 times a week for the last 18 months and have lost track of how much fence I’ve stretched, and they’re barely broke in. They’re far superior to Carhart pants as far as durability, but of course they’re more expensive as well. I really like the pockets on the work pants as well. I can carry a knife, fencing pliers, my phone, and still have 8-10 pockets left.