Tiger Wall UL1 Backpacking Tent vs Corsica 10 Camping Tent 10-person Team Tent Large Tent 10 Man: which is safer?

Skandika Corsica 10 Camping Tent 10-person Team Tent Large Tent 10 Man is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL1 Backpacking Tent

Big Agnes

Tiger Wall UL1 Backpacking Tent

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Nylon ripstop with water-repellent coating waterproof treatment

Confidence

45%

LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating (separate from PFAS grade)

PossibleFormaldehyde resins in fabric finishing

ReportedCoating degradation and microparticle shedding

Our pick

Skandika Corsica 10 Camping Tent 10-person Team Tent Large Tent 10 Man

Skandika

Corsica 10 Camping Tent 10-person Team Tent Large Tent 10 Man

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 2/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

polyester fabric with waterproof coating

Confidence

35%

PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) from waterproof coating

ReportedCoating degradation and structural integrity loss

PossibleAntimony residues in polyester fiber

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag PFAS in DWR coating (separate from PFAS grade), Formaldehyde resins in fabric finishing, Coating degradation and microparticle shedding and Volatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing from sealed storage on the Big Agnes and not on the Skandika.
  • We flag Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from waterproof coating, Coating degradation and structural integrity loss and Antimony residues in polyester fiber on the Skandika and not on the Big Agnes.
  • The Big Agnes is Nylon ripstop with DWR waterproof treatment where the Skandika is polyester fabric with waterproof coating, 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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