Patagonia Torrentshell 3L Pants – Great Recycled Fishing Nets Rain Pants

The new Patagonia Torrentshell 3L Pants $119 feature ECONYL material made from recycled fishing nets. These packable rain pants are budget-friendly and legit.

Patagonia Torrentshell 3L Pants Review

We reviewed the newer Torrentshell jacket and found it to be a great rain jacket, especially for the price.  You can read that review here.  The Patagonia Torrentshell 3L Pants are made of the same, durable and effective Econyl material.  This material is made of 100% recycled materials and has proven to be very durable.

The Torrntshell pants are also packable into the right-hand pocket.  This makes it easy to always have them stashed in your backpacking or urban commuting pack.  That is how I used them for most of this testing.  Biking to work in rain and snow and for some later spring snow and rain events here in Colorado.

What I like about these rain pants is that they are basic in their design.  They are not over-engineered nor claiming to be the lightest rain pants out there.  They are simply effective and well made.  The ECONYL material is 50D which is very durable and still relatively lightweight.

I think the Torrentshell Jacket and Pants are a great combo for under $300 all in.  That is a good deal for a legit rain shell and rain pants that should last many, many years.  The pants came in around 13 ounces for a size large.  That is pretty good for a real pair of rain pants that are not ultralight material.


Patagonia Men's Torrentshell 3L Rain Pants - 

Patagonia Torrentshell 3L Pants Features

There are two zippered hand pockets, with the right pocket being a stuff pocket for the pants. One of the greatest features of these pants is the very sizeable side zippers.  These allow you to put the pants on over hiking boots, as well as offer some good ventilation.

Eco Friendly

Patagonia does a great job of making high-quality gear out of recycled materials.  These Torrentshell rain pants are a good example. Taking used fishing nets out of the ocean and turning it into good rain gear is just brilliant.  Add in that the material is bluesign approved and the pants are Fair Trade Certifed sewn and you can feel good about them.

These pants are a good deal at $119.  Coupled with the Torrentshell jacket, you can have a legit 3L WPB set up for well under $300.  Pretty awesome.

The only thing I would say to look out for is to make sure you double-check the size chart.  I am a 33″ waist and went with the large.  I feel like the medium would have been a better fit.  Even though the large were perhaps an inch bigger in the waist than I wanted, I was able to use the draw stings to make a good fit.  Besides, I would rather have them a little roomier, to fit over my hiking pants or shorts.


Patagonia Men's Torrentshell 3L Rain Pants