Tarptent Review, Is Tarptent Non-Toxic?
Tarptent averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 10 Tarptent products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Tarptent 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.
Does Tarptent have PFAS, by category
Graded and flagged Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
Tarptent
Aeon Li by Tarptent - Garage Grown Gear
- Nylon/polyester blend with water-repellent coating (type unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, Tarptent does not specify water-repellent coating chemistry. Older Teflon-family coating coatings…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Tarptent
Double Rainbow by Tarptent - Garage Grown Gear
- Silpoly (silicone-polyester blend) with water-repellent coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, Tarptent has not disclosed whether their water-repellent coating uses legacy PFAS (PFOA, PFOS), newer…
Tarptent
ProTrek by Tarptent
- Ripstop nylon with water-repellent coating treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- water-repellent coating leachates (undisclosed chemistry), Tarptent has not disclosed whether the ProTrek…
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Tarptent
Rainbow Li
- Ripstop nylon with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, Ripstop nylon tents almost universally use fluorinated water-repellent coating; Tarptent's silence on…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Tarptent
StratoSpire 1
- Silnylon (ripstop nylon with silicone coating)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from adhesives or solvents, Silnylon laminates may release trace VOCs…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Tarptent
Trekker Shelter Tent 2
- Silnylon (nylon + silicone coating), unspecified water-repellent coating treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Silicone coating degradation, Silnylon tents are known to develop adhesion failure and peeling after 5-10…
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Tarptent
Unigear Waterproof Camping Tarp Tents
- Polyester/nylon tarp with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating, type unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, Unspecified water-repellent treatment likely contains fluorine-based or PFAS chemistry given industry…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Tarptent
Double Rainbow by Tarptent
- Ripstop nylon fabric with waterproof coating (unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS, Tarptent does not disclose coating chemistry. PFAS compounds are standard in water-repellent coating…
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Tarptent
StratoSpire 2 Solid
- Ripstop nylon with proprietary waterproof coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Proprietary waterproof coating (unidentified), The coating is not chemically disclosed by Tarptent. It may…
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Tarptent
Trekker Palace Tarp Tent
- Polyester ripstop fabric with waterproof coating (type unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Undisclosed waterproof coating chemistry, Standard water-repellent coating coatings often contain PFAS or…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Tarptent and PFAS, common questions
- Does Tarptent have PFAS?
- Tarptent averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 10 Tarptent 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 Tarptent non-toxic?
- No Tarptent product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Aeon Li by Tarptent - Garage Grown Gear at 20/100.
- Which Tarptent products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Tarptent products we have scored are Trekker Palace Tarp Tent, TARPTENT StratoSpire 2 Solid, Double Rainbow by Tarptent. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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