20Bad

Do Vaude camping tents & tarps have PFAS?

The verdict
Vaude camping tents & tarps average 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 9 Vaude 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.
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Vaude 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

Vaude Adventure Mark Tent

Vaude

Adventure Mark Tent

20BadPFAS grade
  • Polyester with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS, Vaude has not disclosed water-repellent coating chemistry for this model. Fluorinated water repellents…

2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

Vaude Adventure Taurus Tent

Vaude

Adventure Taurus Tent

20BadPFAS grade
  • Polyamide/nylon fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating composition, The water-repellent coating finish on…

3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

Vaude Arco 2P Tunnel Tent

Vaude

Arco 2P Tunnel Tent

20BadPFAS grade
  • Polyester fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • water-repellent coating degradation and particulate release, Over time and with washing, the water-repellent…

4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

Vaude Badawi Long 6P Sand Tent

Vaude

Badawi Long 6P Sand Tent

20BadPFAS grade
  • Polyester fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS, Vaude has not disclosed whether the water-repellent coating finish on this tent uses legacy PFOA/PFOS…

3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

Vaude Hogan UL 2P Dome Tent

Vaude

Hogan UL 2P Dome Tent

20BadPFAS grade
  • Polyamide ripstop + water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS, Vaude does not disclose water-repellent coating composition; industry standard for dome tents of this…

3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

Vaude Hogan UL 2P Tent

Vaude

Hogan UL 2P Tent

20BadPFAS grade
  • nylon ripstop fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS, Standard industry water-repellent coating chemistry for ultralight nylon ripstop tents typically…

3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

Vaude Lizard Seamless 1-2P Tent

Vaude

Lizard Seamless 1-2P Tent

20BadPFAS grade
  • Polyester fabric with waterproof water-repellent coating (type unspecified)
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • water-repellent coating degradation and water leakage, Polyester water-repellent coating coatings degrade…

4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

Taurus UL 2p Tent

Vaude

Taurus UL 2p Tent

20BadPFAS grade
  • Polyester fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS, Vaude has not disclosed whether the water-repellent coating on the Taurus UL 2p is fluorine-based…

3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

Vaude Mark XT 4-Person Tent

Vaude

Mark XT 4-Person Tent

20BadPFAS grade
  • Polyester with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS, Polyester camping tents commonly use PFAS-based water repellents. Vaude has not disclosed whether their…

2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

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