Men's Powder Town Pants vs Men's Chakal Pant: which is safer?
The North Face Men's Chakal Pant is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Patagonia
Men's Powder Town Pants
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 6/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
nylon blend with water-repellent coating water-repellent treatment
Confidence
45%
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating
ReportedNylon degradation and microfiber shedding
Our pick
The North Face
Men's Chakal Pant
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 12/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
nylon with water-repellent coating water-repellent finish
Confidence
45%
PossibleMicrofiber shedding during wear and wash
Possiblewater-repellent coating durability and reapplication exposure
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in DWR coating and Nylon degradation and microfiber shedding on the Patagonia and not on the The North Face.
- We flag Microfiber shedding during wear and wash and DWR coating durability and reapplication exposure on the The North Face and not on the Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is nylon blend with DWR water-repellent treatment where the The North Face is nylon with DWR water-repellent finish, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
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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