I bought 2 pair of these and had the same initial thoughts as those stated above. I put them to use for weeks chasing gobblers and they won me over in the field. While seemingly very loud when I unboxed them, they are unnoticeable in the field. I got extremely close to some birds I had to sneak in on with no excess noise. I advised my partner to pay attention to the pants and tell me if he noticed while i was hiking. He said he never heard them in well over 40 miles. The durability exceeded my expectations, I busted alot of brush with them and they've been solid. Much better pant than I expected. Also the coolest, fastest drying pant I've worn. One negative note, the sizing is slightly off. I noticed the waist size to be 1-2" small in size.
Edit: I did wash them them twice before initial field use.