Men's Granite Crest Rain Pants vs Women's Torrentshell 3L Pants: which is safer?
Patagonia Women's Torrentshell 3L Pants is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Patagonia
Men's Granite Crest Rain Pants
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 2/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Nylon with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) treatment
Confidence
45%
ReportedPFAS in water-repellent coating
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finishing
PossibleMicrofiber shedding
Our pick
Patagonia
Women's Torrentshell 3L Pants
PFAS grade
Poor 45/100
Overall grade
analysis pending
Verdict
pending
Hazard flags
none flagged
Material
Nylon with water-repellent coating water-repellent coating finish
Confidence
72%
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in DWR coating, Formaldehyde resins in finishing and Microfiber shedding on the Patagonia and not on the Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is Nylon with DWR (durable water repellent) treatment where the Patagonia is Nylon with DWR durable water repellent finish, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Patagonia is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Patagonia grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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