Metro Compact Umbrella vs 10 x 6.5 ft. Aluminum Cantilever Market Non-Solar Tilt Half Patio Umbrella in Beige: which is safer?
BLUNT Metro Compact Umbrella is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Blunt
Metro Compact Umbrella
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 12/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Polyester canopy with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
Confidence
45%
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating (non-PFAS-graded hazard tier)
PossibleMold or bacterial growth if stored wet
AE Outdoor
10 x 6.5 ft. Aluminum Cantilever Market Non-Solar Tilt Half Patio Umbrella in Beige
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 0/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Aluminum frame with unspecified fabric coating (likely polyester blend with water-repellent coating)
Confidence
35%
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating fabric coating
PossibleFabric coating degradation and particle shedding
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in DWR coating (non-PFAS-graded hazard tier) and Mold or bacterial growth if stored wet on the Blunt and not on the AE Outdoor.
- We flag PFAS in DWR fabric coating and Fabric coating degradation and particle shedding on the AE Outdoor and not on the Blunt.
- The Blunt is Polyester canopy with durable water-repellent (DWR) coating where the AE Outdoor is Aluminum frame with unspecified fabric coating (likely polyester blend with durable water repellent), 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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