Men's Storm Defender Relaxed Fit Lightweight Packable Jacket vs Women's Packable Rainfoil Jacket: which is safer?
Eddie Bauer Women's Packable Rainfoil Jacket is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Carhartt
Men's Storm Defender Relaxed Fit Lightweight Packable Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating finish
PossibleAntimony in polyester
PossibleCoating degradation and leaching
Our pick
Eddie Bauer
Women's Packable Rainfoil Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating (fluorinated compounds)
Reportedwater-repellent coating degradation and shedding
PossibleNylon microfiber shedding from abrasion
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in DWR finish, Antimony in polyester and Coating degradation and leaching on the Carhartt and not on the Eddie Bauer.
- We flag PFAS in DWR coating (fluorinated compounds), DWR coating degradation and shedding and Nylon microfiber shedding from abrasion on the Eddie Bauer and not on the Carhartt.
- The Carhartt is polyester/nylon with durable water-repellent (DWR) finish where the Eddie Bauer is Nylon with DWR water-resistant 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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