Big Agnes Review, Is Big Agnes Non-Toxic?
Big Agnes averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 13 Big Agnes products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Big Agnes grades Bad on our four-band scale. On disclosure, the brand says nothing publicly about PFAS. See what every brand has published about PFAS for how that compares.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
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Does Big Agnes have PFAS, by category
Which Big Agnes products contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Nylon ripstop with water-repellent coating (type unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Fluorinated water-repellent coating residues (PFOA/PFCs in historical treatments). Big Agnes does not…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon ripstop fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Nylon ripstop tents almost universally rely on fluorinated water-repellent coating coatings. Big Agnes…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Polyester ripstop fabric with water-repellent coating (type unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Big Agnes does not disclose water-repellent coating chemistry. Legacy fluorinated water-repellent…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- ripstop nylon fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Ripstop nylon tents at this price point almost certainly use legacy PFAS-based water-repellent coating…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon fabric with water-repellent coating waterproof treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Nylon water-repellent coating treatments historically used C8 or C6 fluorinated compounds; Big Agnes…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon ripstop with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Nylon tent water-repellent coating coatings commonly use fluorinated compounds (including PFAS…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon ripstop fabric with water-repellent coating; mtnGLO glow-in-the-dark treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Tent water-repellent coating finishes commonly use long-chain PFAS for water and stain resistance. Big…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- ripstop nylon with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. The water-repellent coating treatment on the nylon outer is a known PFAS risk vector. Big Agnes does…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Polyester ripstop with unspecified water-repellent coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Big Agnes does not disclose water-repellent coating chemistry; fluorinated coatings are industry…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon ripstop with water-repellent coating waterproof treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Nylon ripstop water-repellent coating treatments commonly use legacy PFOA/PFOS or long-chain PFAS to…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- ripstop nylon with water-repellent coating water-repellent coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Ripstop nylon tents almost always use fluorinated water-repellent coating treatments unless explicitly…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Polyester fabric with water-repellent coating water-repellent coating (type unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Unspecified water-repellent coating formulation on polyester is a known vector for fluorinated PFAS…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon ripstop fabric, waterproof coating (unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Nylon tents typically rely on PFC-based water-repellent coating finishes unless explicitly stated…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on AmazonBig Agnes and PFAS, common questions
- Does Big Agnes have PFAS?
- Big Agnes averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 13 Big Agnes products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests.
- Is Big Agnes non-toxic?
- No Big Agnes product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Big Agnes Blacktail 2 Backpacking Tent at 20/100.
- Which Big Agnes products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Big Agnes products we have scored are Big Agnes Copper Spur UL3 mtnGLO Tent, Big Agnes Wyoming Trail 4 Person Tent, Big Agnes Wyoming Trail 2 Person Tent. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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