Do Core Equipment camping tents & tarps have PFAS?
Core Equipment camping tents & tarps average 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 6 Core Equipment camping tents & tarps graded as of October 2026, level with the 20 out of 100 median for the 54 other camping tents & tarps brands graded alongside it.
Core Equipment camping tents & tarps average Bad on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 50% of the camping tents & tarps brands we grade.
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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- polypropylene filter housing, carbon/sediment cartridge
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Bacterial growth in spent cartridges
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- RO membrane, carbon filters, stainless steel housing
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Bacterial and microbial growth in housing and filters
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- organic cotton, natural latex, coconut coir, recycled steel coils
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
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2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Which Core Equipment camping tents & tarps 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.
Find an alternative on Amazon- polyester fabric with water-repellent coating
- 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.
Find an alternative on Amazon- polyester fabric with water-repellent coating
- 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 AmazonThe same question, asked of the other camping tents & tarps brands
Best average grade first. Core Equipment averages 20.
See every Core Equipment product we grade on the Core Equipment brand page, or the full camping tents & tarps ranking.