Brazos Sleeping Bag vs Fitz Roy Down Sleeping Bag: which is safer?
Patagonia Fitz Roy Down Sleeping Bag is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Coleman
Brazos Sleeping Bag
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 16/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Polyester shell with water-repellent coating water-repellent finish
Confidence
45%
Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish chemistry (PFAS status undisclosed)
Our pick
Patagonia
Fitz Roy Down Sleeping Bag
PFAS grade
Poor 45/100
Overall grade
Poor 37/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Down fill + nylon or polyester shell with water-repellent coating treatment
Confidence
62%
Possiblewater-repellent coating treatment chemistry (PFAS status unverified)
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from shell abrasion
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Durable Water-Repellent (DWR) finish chemistry (PFAS status undisclosed) on the Coleman and not on the Patagonia.
- We flag DWR treatment chemistry (PFAS status unverified) and Microplastic shedding from shell abrasion on the Patagonia and not on the Coleman.
- The Coleman is Polyester shell with DWR water-repellent finish where the Patagonia is Down fill + nylon or polyester shell with DWR treatment, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Patagonia is the one to buy.
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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