They shortened the warranty period to five at the most.

I bought some cargo shorts that lasted probably four years but I was tough on them. I felt like I got my money's worth but I was expecting a longer life span.

Over the last 1-2 years I loaded up on more shorts and cargo pants (that don't look like cargo in the least)and I have high expectations of them. I really like EB when they're on sale. If I paid $100 for pants I would be ticked off if they went early. At $45 I can live with a shorter life span.