Core Equipment Review, Is Core Equipment Non-Toxic?
Core Equipment averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 6 Core Equipment products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Core Equipment 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 Core Equipment have PFAS, by category
Which Core Equipment products contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- polyester fabric with unknown waterproof coating/rainfly treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs. Polyester textiles routinely use formaldehyde-based dyes and wrinkle-resist finishes.…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Core Equipment does not disclose water-repellent coating chemistry. Tent industry standard practice has…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Polyester fabric with water-resistant water-repellent coating treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. No public disclosure from Decathlon on whether this tent uses PFAS-based or PFAS-free water-resistant…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- polyester tent fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) rainfly coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- water-repellent coating degradation and re-treatment chemical exposure. Over time, water-repellent coating…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on Amazon- Polyester fabric with unspecified water-repellent coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Water-repellent coating (unspecified chemistry). Manufacturer has not disclosed whether coating is…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Antimony in polyester. Antimony trioxide is a common catalyst in polyester fiber production. It is not…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on AmazonCore Equipment and PFAS, common questions
- Does Core Equipment have PFAS?
- Core Equipment averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 6 Core Equipment 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 Core Equipment non-toxic?
- No Core Equipment product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is 12 Person Instant Cabin Tent with Full Rainfly at 20/100.
- Which Core Equipment products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Core Equipment products we have scored are 9 Person Instant Cabin Tent, 6-Person Instant Cabin Tent, CORE Equipment 6-Person Lighted Instant Cabin Tent with Full Rainfly. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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