Metro Compact Umbrella vs Cantilever Umbrella 10 Ft Red: 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
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating (non-PFAS-graded hazard tier)
PossibleMold or bacterial growth if stored wet
National Outdoor Living
Cantilever Umbrella 10 Ft Red
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating
PossibleCoating degradation and particulate shedding
PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) off-gassing
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 National Outdoor Living.
- We flag PFAS in water-repellent coating, Coating degradation and particulate shedding and Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) off-gassing on the National Outdoor Living and not on the Blunt.
- The Blunt is Polyester canopy with durable water-repellent (DWR) coating where the National Outdoor Living is Polyester fabric with undisclosed water-repellent 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, 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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