Do Tarptent camping tents & tarps have PFAS?
Tarptent camping tents & tarps average 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 10 Tarptent 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.
Tarptent 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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
The same question, asked of the other camping tents & tarps brands
Best average grade first. Tarptent averages 20.
See every Tarptent product we grade on the Tarptent brand page, or the full camping tents & tarps ranking.