I got my favorite pair of pants so long ago I don’t even remember the details, though I’m fairly certain my Mom bought them for me as a birthday present. (Thanks, Mom!) Back then, I wasn’t much of a GearJunkie. I wasn’t even much of an outdoorsman. I mostly just rock climbed, with some occasional light hiking. But since I was climbing just about every weekend back then, venturing out to Reimers Ranch outside of Austin, Texas, a pair of pants des…