Do Outdoor Research rain jackets have PFAS?
Outdoor Research rain jackets average 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Outdoor Research rain jackets graded as of October 2026, level with the 20 out of 100 median for the 19 other rain jackets brands graded alongside it.
Outdoor Research rain jackets average Bad on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 50% of the rain jackets 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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Which Outdoor Research rain jackets contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Nylon ripstop with water-repellent coating treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Nylon ripstop water-repellent coating treatments historically used PFOA/PFOS but many now employ…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon with water-repellent coating finish
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- VOC off-gassing and coating degradation over time, water-repellent coating-treated nylon may release trace…
- Polyester with water-repellent coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- water-repellent coating degradation and particle shedding. Fluorinated or non-fluorinated water-repellent…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon ripstop with water-repellent coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS. Water-repellent finishes on nylon typically use PFAS; Outdoor Research has not disclosed whether this…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Best average grade first. Outdoor Research averages 20.
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