Arc'teryx Raider Pants - Men's 33" Inseam

I have a 2010 version of these pants that DO HAVE NINE pockets. I just opened my package from REI with the 2012 Raider pants and they only have 6 pockets! No rear pockets like my old Raider pants. When I did a side by side comparison of the two pants I also noticed a cheeper zipper on the new ones, the zipper does not even go all the way up. the last 1/2 inch is left unzipped. The stitching is cheeper than the older version if you turn both pants inside-out you find numerous tag ends of thread and cheeper looking doubled over stitching on the new 2012 version. The fabric on the old ones is much better 70% cotton 30% nylon. The new ones have 68% cotton 32% nylon too light weight looking. Hold them up to a light source and you can see right through them. The old ones were made in Thailand and they are made better period. The new ones are made in Bangladesh. I just notice that the interior pocketing material on the new ones is a cheeper material than the 68/32 cotton nylon blend the pants are made from. The interior pocketing material on the old style is the same quality material 70/30 cotton nylon blend that the entire pants are made from. I see the cost cutting lower quality on these newer pants and they cost the same as the

After the abuse I put these through yesterday (miles of bushwhacking and then scrambling/sliding on super rough sand and lime stones) I had to hop on and sing their praises. At least three different times I swore I had put a hole in them, to my surprise not even a scratch! My last marmot and mammuts didn't come anywhere close to standing up to what these have!!!