When Patagonia redesigned its Torrentshell rain jacket to get rid of PFAS or “forever chemicals,” the process took five years ...

It's a small price to pay for warmth, but Patagonia has a line of jackets and parkas ... I wear it without hesitation on days when it might rain or snow, and it bounces back quickly after getting ...

Patagonia’s team has spent the past ten ... These days the line between hardshells and rain jackets is blurrier, as technology makes 3-layer, moisture-dumping shells more and more common.

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