20Bad

Mountain Hardwear Review, Is Mountain Hardwear Non-Toxic?

The verdict
Mountain Hardwear averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the single Mountain Hardwear product graded as of October 2026, which does not reach its 70 point pass mark.
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Mountain Hardwear 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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Phantom 30F/-1C Sleeping Bag

20BadPFAS grade
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2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Mountain Hardwear and PFAS, common questions

Does Mountain Hardwear have PFAS?
Mountain Hardwear averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the single Mountain Hardwear product graded as of October 2026, which does not reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests.
Is Mountain Hardwear non-toxic?
No Mountain Hardwear product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Mountain Hardwear Phantom 30F/-1C Sleeping Bag at 20/100.
Which Mountain Hardwear products should I avoid?
The lowest-graded Mountain Hardwear products we have scored are Mountain Hardwear Phantom 30F/-1C Sleeping Bag. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.

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