Men's Glennaker Lake Rain Jacket vs Women's Packable Rainfoil Jacket: which is safer?
Columbia Men's Glennaker Lake Rain Jacket is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Columbia
Men's Glennaker Lake Rain Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating
PossibleCoating degradation and chemical volatilization
PossiblePolyurethane lining off-gassing
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 coating, Coating degradation and chemical volatilization and Polyurethane lining off-gassing on the Columbia 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 Columbia.
- The Columbia is Nylon with DWR (durable water repellent) coating 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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