Patagonia torrentshell rain jacket

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Patagonia torrentshell rain jacket

Postby wildwanderer » Sat 12 Mar, 2022 11:07 pm

Thoughts on the Patagonia torrentshell rain jacket?

https://www.patagonia.com.au/products/m ... -85240-cny


Does anyone use this as their bushwalking rain jacket?

How has it held up(dwr and overall water proofness) over time?

Have you done any scrub bashing in it?

Other comments?
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Re: Patagonia torrentshell rain jacket

Postby CBee » Sun 13 Mar, 2022 7:59 am

I have one. In Tasmania I did Western Arthurs (with a brief scrub bash), Frenchmans and other walks. Mostly in rain of course. I'm not sure how you can possibly use this sort of gear to stay dry in such conditions. The purpose for me is protection from wind and sleet and this worked well. But in QLD I found this jacket useless. So my personal verdict: good wind proof jacket, packable to small size, fairly lightweight, decent water protection, useless for wet warmer weather. Still has no damage from scrub. Cheap when I got it.
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Re: Patagonia torrentshell rain jacket

Postby wildwanderer » Mon 14 Mar, 2022 11:40 am

Thanks Cbee! Good feedback.
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Re: Patagonia torrentshell rain jacket

Postby CBee » Mon 14 Mar, 2022 3:47 pm

You are welcome.
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Re: Patagonia torrentshell rain jacket

Postby wildwanderer » Mon 14 Mar, 2022 5:01 pm

Cbee do you have the 3 layer jacket or the older 2.5 layer model?
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Re: Patagonia torrentshell rain jacket

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Re: Patagonia torrentshell rain jacket

Postby CBee » Tue 15 Mar, 2022 2:40 pm

wildwanderer wrote:Cbee do you have the 3 layer jacket or the older 2.5 layer model?

Not sure, there's nothing to indicate that information on any of the tags. But I would think is a 2.5 layers because is lighter than the specs of the 3 layers.
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Re: Patagonia torrentshell rain jacket

Postby wildwanderer » Thu 17 Mar, 2022 6:52 am


Thanks Phil!
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Re: Patagonia torrentshell rain jacket

Postby wildwanderer » Thu 17 Mar, 2022 6:56 am

CBee wrote:
wildwanderer wrote:Cbee do you have the 3 layer jacket or the older 2.5 layer model?

Not sure, there's nothing to indicate that information on any of the tags. But I would think is a 2.5 layers because is lighter than the specs of the 3 layers.

Thats good to know. The 3 layer version should have improved durability.Though breathability is unlikely to improve.

I've never found any jacket works in wet, warm and humid conditions anyway. I usually just use them to create a micro climate that keeps me comfortable and have another fast drying base layer to put on when I reach camp.
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Re: Patagonia torrentshell rain jacket

Postby CBee » Fri 18 Mar, 2022 7:41 am

I remember a day on the beggarys with constant freezing rain, sleet and wind with that jacket and I was totally wet, but warm. As long as I kept moving... I never managed to stay remotely dry in Tasmania.
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