Metro Compact Umbrella vs Vented Auto Open Stormbeater Golf Stick Umbrella: which is safer?
Totes Vented Auto Open Stormbeater Golf Stick Umbrella is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Blunt
Metro Compact Umbrella
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 12/100
Verdict
Skip
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
Our pick
Totes
Vented Auto Open Stormbeater Golf Stick Umbrella
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 16/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Polyester or nylon fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
Confidence
45%
Possiblewater-repellent coating composition (PFAS uncertainty)
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 Totes.
- We flag DWR coating composition (PFAS uncertainty) on the Totes and not on the Blunt.
- The Blunt is Polyester canopy with durable water-repellent (DWR) coating where the Totes is Polyester or nylon fabric with durable water repellent (DWR) 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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