Women's Pacifica Jacket vs Men's Aequilibrium Lite GTX Jacket: which is safer?
Canada Goose Women's Pacifica Jacket is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Canada Goose
Women's Pacifica Jacket
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 8/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Down insulation with nylon shell, water-repellent coating (type unspecified)
Confidence
42%
Possiblewater-repellent coating degradation and reapplication
PossibleDown allergenicity and dust
PossibleNylon microfiber shedding
La Sportiva
Men's Aequilibrium Lite GTX Jacket
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 6/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
GORE-TEX (Teflon-family coating membrane)
Confidence
50%
PossibleAntimony in polyester
ReportedMicrofiber shedding and textile degradation
Where these two actually differ
- We flag DWR coating degradation and reapplication, Down allergenicity and dust and Nylon microfiber shedding on the Canada Goose and not on the La Sportiva.
- We flag Antimony in polyester and Microfiber shedding and textile degradation on the La Sportiva and not on the Canada Goose.
- The Canada Goose is Down insulation with nylon shell, DWR coating (type unspecified) where the La Sportiva is GORE-TEX (fluoropolymer membrane), 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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