Men's Whirlibird V Interchange Jacket vs Women's Untracked Jacket: which is safer?
Patagonia Women's Untracked Jacket is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Columbia
Men's Whirlibird V Interchange Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
PossibleAzo dyes in polyester/nylon coloring
PossibleAntimony in polyester fiber
Our pick
Patagonia
Women's Untracked Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating finish
ReportedMicroplastics shedding from polyester
PossibleCoating degradation and leaching
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in durable water repellent (DWR) coating, Azo dyes in polyester/nylon coloring, Antimony in polyester fiber and Formaldehyde resins in fabric finishing on the Columbia and not on the Patagonia.
- We flag PFAS in DWR finish, Microplastics shedding from polyester and Coating degradation and leaching on the Patagonia and not on the Columbia.
- The Columbia is polyester/nylon with durable water repellent (DWR) finish where the Patagonia is recycled polyester with DWR treatment, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
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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