LIVSN got here on to our radar final 12 months after we reviewed the corporate’s Ecotrek Path Pants that took the idea of a climbing pant and added sturdiness and sustainability into the combination. LIVSN isn’t simply designing and promoting seasonally fascinating clothes to make a quick buck. The rationale we assessment them right here on CleanTechnica is as a result of LIVSN is making a distinction by providing a greater tackle clothes.

LIVSN builds garments to last more, and stands behind what it makes with what the corporate calls the “truthful deal assure.” If its clothes fails attributable to a producer defect, LIVSN will restore, change, or refund the acquisition. Even when it fails throughout regular put on and tear, you may ship it again and so they’ll offer you a fats low cost on one other pair.

A number of weeks in the past, LIVSN reached out to share a number of new merchandise for us to take a look at, and we gladly obliged.

Ecotrek Path Shorts

LIVSN is seeking to construct on the runaway success of the Ecotrek Path Pants with the introduction of a brand new member of the family, the Ecotrek Path Shorts. These shorts take the identical cloth, minimize, and performance we fell in love with within the pants, and trims it down right into a extra ventilated type issue.

The LIVSN Ecotrek Path Shorts are constructed with the identical flexible-yet-durable artificial weave and strong double stitching all through because the pants. Up prime, the belt line is residence to a hidden drawstring that has change into one among our favourite journey hacks. As an alternative of taking off your belt and nearly dropping your pants when going via safety, I slip on a pair of LIVSN Ecotrek Shorts and stroll via safety in consolation, figuring out that the whole lot will keep up my waistline the place it’s imagined to be due to the hidden drawstring.

The zippered rear pockets are additionally nice for touring and are incessantly put to make use of protecting my money and passport safe when roaming via the airport or on the best way to the following lodge.

Down within the thigh of each legs of the shorts are two zippered cargo-style pockets. These are nice for stashing a pockets, chapstick, or perhaps a smaller smartphone. The zippered closure is one additional layer of safety and interprets to at least one much less factor to have to recollect when sitting down or getting up, questioning in case your pockets might have slipped out into the abyss between the seats, by no means to be seen once more.

These options are improbable, but it surely’s actually the match and end of the Ecotrek Path Shorts which have made them one among our favorites. The Ecotrek cloth is light-weight but sturdy. It appears to have all the advantages of not sporting shorts being light-weight and ethereal, whereas by some means additionally offering an honest layer of safety and cargo hauling capabilities.

The LIVSN Ecotrek Path Shorts retail for $89 and could be bought from LIVSN.com or numerous out of doors retailers.

Flex Canvas Pants & Shorts

LIVSN despatched alongside its new Flex Canvas Pants and Shorts that aspire to take the sturdy weave of a standard canvas and carries it ahead into the fashionable period. They’re lighter, stretchier, and softer than conventional canvas, however with a lot of the similar sturdiness.

Proper out of the gate, the pants have been spectacular. LIVSN’s Flex Canvas cloth contains a tight, strong weave, however with the lighter really feel of a well-worn pair of denims. The design and the minimize of the pant is such that it offers loads of freedom of motion with an added gusset within the crotch and reinforcement across the seams and close to the heel.

At first look, the format of the pockets feels pretty customary, with two pockets up entrance and two flat pockets within the rear. However on nearer inspection, zippers could be discovered atop the 2 rear pockets, which could be left open or zipped closed to safe the contents. That is perfect for touring when you may’t afford to lose a passport, a crucial doc, or a pockets within the seat of your practice, bike, or airplane. It’s additionally nice for wandering round city, whenever you don’t wish to have to fret as a lot about pickpockets reaching in to alleviate you of your items.

The entrance left pocket additionally has a hidden, zippered stash pocket in it. LIVSN took the place the place the fifth pocket on a typical pair of denims would dwell and upgraded it with a small, nearly invisible, zipper the place you may stash smaller gadgets like cash, a contact case, or a number of keys.

LIVSN didn’t cease there with the artistic storage options. The corporate added two taller thinner on a regular basis carry pockets simply exterior of the usual pockets alongside the seam. These pockets are nice for storing a pocket knife, a pen, or perhaps a slim pair of eyeglasses. As a brand new pocket, it doesn’t logically match into most individuals’s default on a regular basis carry system, however after a number of instances sporting them, it turns into a enjoyable new possibility for storing and carrying issues.

The pockets on each the Flex Canvas Pants and Shorts are comprised of a delicate mesh with micro holes in it to permit sand one other particles to filter out. It additionally offers a pleasant delicate place on your arms to land whenever you go looking for your keys or different swag. The leg seam of the shorts is residence to a particular easter egg for cyclists. Simply flip the seam as much as reveal a hidden excessive visibility reflective strip for a bit of additional visibility when zipping round city.

The Flex Canvas Shorts are constructed with the identical sturdy cloth that has continued to melt up and get much more snug with every washing. They’re lined with a delicate, light-weight mesh that makes them a dream to put on and simply really feel bombproof.

The LIVSN Flex Canvas Pants retail for $119 and the Flex Canvas Shorts are $79. They are often bought from LIVSN.com and from a handful of choose out of doors retailers.

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