Van Rysel Women's 900 Ultralight Reflective Rain Cycling Jacket 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.
Decathlon
Van Rysel Women's 900 Ultralight Reflective Rain Cycling Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Likelywater-repellent coating (fluorinated, composition undisclosed)
PossibleFormaldehyde resins (finish stabilizers)
PossibleAzo dyes (synthetic colorants)
Our pick
Patagonia
Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and color fastness
PossibleAntimony in polyester fiber
Reportedwater-repellent coating degradation and re-treatment chemicals
Where these two actually differ
- We flag DWR coating (fluorinated, composition undisclosed), Formaldehyde resins (finish stabilizers), Azo dyes (synthetic colorants) and Coating degradation and leaching over time 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 polyamide fabric with DWR water-repellent coating 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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