Forclaz Men's 3-In-1 Waterproof Travel Jacket Travel 500 vs Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket: which is safer?

Patagonia Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Forclaz Men's 3-In-1 Waterproof Travel Jacket Travel 500

Decathlon

Forclaz Men's 3-In-1 Waterproof Travel Jacket Travel 500

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

Polyester with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating treatment, unspecified)

Confidence

45%

LikelyFluorinated water-repellent coating (PFAS uncertainty)

PossibleFormaldehyde resins in fabric finishing

PossibleAzo dyes in synthetic colorants

Our pick

Patagonia Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket

Patagonia

Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket

PFAS grade

Poor 45/100

Overall grade

Bad 17/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

polyester shell with water-repellent coating finish

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and color fastness

PossibleAntimony in polyester fiber

Reportedwater-repellent coating degradation and re-treatment chemicals

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fluorinated DWR coating (PFAS uncertainty), Formaldehyde resins in fabric finishing, Azo dyes in synthetic colorants and Adhesive off-gassing from 3-in-1 construction on the Decathlon and not on the Patagonia.
  • We flag Azo dyes and color fastness, Antimony in polyester fiber, DWR coating degradation and re-treatment chemicals and Unverified DWR chemistry on the Patagonia and not on the Decathlon.
  • The Decathlon is Polyester with water-repellent coating (DWR treatment, unspecified) where the Patagonia is polyester shell with DWR finish, 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.
  • We are less certain about the Decathlon grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

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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