Blacktail 2 Backpacking Tent vs dome tent Hammerfest for 6 people camping tent with sewn-in tent base sleeper technology with Black cabins 2 sl: which is safer?

Big Agnes Blacktail 2 Backpacking Tent is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Big Agnes Blacktail 2 Backpacking Tent

Big Agnes

Blacktail 2 Backpacking Tent

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 2/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Nylon ripstop with water-repellent coating (type unspecified)

Confidence

55%

PossibleFluorinated water-repellent coating residues (PFOA/PFCs in historical treatments)

PossibleMold and bacterial growth in stored damp fabric

ReportedHeat sensitivity of water-repellent coating-coated nylon near fire or stove

Skandika dome tent Hammerfest for 6 people camping tent with sewn-in tent base sleeper technology with Black cabins 2 sl

Skandika

dome tent Hammerfest for 6 people camping tent with sewn-in tent base sleeper technology with Black cabins 2 sl

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

Polyester tent fabric with unspecified waterproof coating and sewn base

Confidence

42%

LikelyPFAS in waterproof coating (water-repellent coating)

PossibleFormaldehyde in polyester finish or dye-fixing resins

PossibleAzo dyes in black fabric

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fluorinated DWR coating residues (PFOA/PFCs in historical treatments), Mold and bacterial growth in stored damp fabric and Heat sensitivity of DWR-coated nylon near fire or stove on the Big Agnes and not on the Skandika.
  • We flag PFAS in waterproof coating (DWR), Formaldehyde in polyester finish or dye-fixing resins, Azo dyes in black fabric and Coating degradation and microplastic/particle shedding on the Skandika and not on the Big Agnes.
  • The Big Agnes is Nylon ripstop with DWR coating (type unspecified) where the Skandika is Polyester tent fabric with unspecified waterproof coating and sewn base, 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, which covers 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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