Jackets & Coats Allbirds Full Zip Wool Blend Puffer Jacket Women Size Small vs Tester 3L Gore-Tex Jacket Men's: which is safer?

Where these two actually differ

• We flag Durable Water Repellent (DWR) coating composition, Synthetic fill microplastic shedding and Coating degradation and leachables from synthetic lining on the Allbirds and not on the Volcom.
• We flag PTFE (Gore-Tex membrane) thermal decomposition, DWR finish durability and reapplication exposure and Microplastic shedding from synthetic fibers on the Volcom and not on the Allbirds.
• The Allbirds is Wool blend with synthetic fill (likely polyester) where the Volcom is Gore-Tex membrane with fabric shell (DWR-treated), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
• The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Allbirds is the one to buy.
• We are less certain about the Volcom grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.