Men's Terrex Anylander Mid Rain.Rdy Hiking Shoes vs TX5 GTX Men's: which is safer?
La Sportiva TX5 GTX Men's is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Adidas
Men's Terrex Anylander Mid Rain.Rdy Hiking Shoes
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 0/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Textile upper with water-repellent coating
Confidence
35%
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in textile finishes
PossibleAzo dyes in colored synthetic fabrics
PossibleAntimony in polyester components
Our pick
La Sportiva
TX5 GTX Men's
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 8/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
synthetic textile with Gore-Tex membrane waterproof layer
Confidence
45%
PossibleAzo dyes
PossibleFormaldehyde-releasing resins in finishing
PossibleAntimony in polyester
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in textile finishes, Azo dyes in colored synthetic fabrics, Antimony in polyester components and DWR coating degradation and leaching on the Adidas and not on the La Sportiva.
- We flag Azo dyes, Formaldehyde-releasing resins in finishing and Antimony in polyester on the La Sportiva and not on the Adidas.
- The Adidas is Textile upper with DWR coating where the La Sportiva is synthetic textile with Gore-Tex membrane waterproof layer, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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