Do MSR camping tents & tarps have PFAS?
MSR camping tents & tarps average 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 8 MSR 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.
MSR 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.
Graded and flagged Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
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Advance Pro 2 Ultralight 2-Person 4-Season Tent
- Ripstop nylon with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, Ultralight nylon ripstop tents almost universally use fluorocarbon-based durable water repellents…
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
MSR
Elixir 4 Tent
- polyester ripstop with water-repellent coating (type unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Polyurethane/synthetic backing degradation and flaking, Interior waterproof backings on tents can delaminate…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
MSR
Hubba HD 2-Person Backpacking Tent
- Nylon ripstop fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from fabric finish, New nylon ripstop and water-repellent coating coatings…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
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Hubba Hubba LT 1 Backpacking Tent
- Ripstop nylon with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, Ripstop nylon water-repellent coating coatings are commonly fluorinated PFAS compounds (e.g., C6 or C8…
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
MSR
Hubba Hubba LT 3-Person Backpacking Tent
- Nylon ripstop fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, Standard for MSR's product class; fluorochemical water-repellent coating coatings are assumed present…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
MSR
Thunder Ridge Tent
- Nylon/polyester with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, MSR does not disclose whether the water-repellent coating uses legacy long-chain PFAS, next-gen…
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
MSR
Access 2 Ski Touring 2-Person 4-Season Tent
- Ripstop nylon with unspecified water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, Ripstop nylon typically requires a hydrophobic coating to meet 4-season waterproofing standards. MSR…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
MSR
Tindheim 2 Tent
- Nylon/polyester fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, MSR has not disclosed whether the Tindheim 2's water-repellent coating uses legacy PFAS, short-chain…
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
The same question, asked of the other camping tents & tarps brands
Best average grade first. MSR averages 20.
See every MSR product we grade on the MSR brand page, or the full camping tents & tarps ranking.