10 x 6.5 ft. Aluminum Cantilever Market Non-Solar Tilt Half Patio Umbrella in Beige vs Super Mini Manual ECO Compact Umbrella: which is safer?

Totes Super Mini Manual ECO Compact Umbrella is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

AE Outdoor 10 x 6.5 ft. Aluminum Cantilever Market Non-Solar Tilt Half Patio Umbrella in Beige

AE Outdoor

10 x 6.5 ft. Aluminum Cantilever Market Non-Solar Tilt Half Patio Umbrella in Beige

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Aluminum frame with unspecified fabric coating (likely polyester blend with water-repellent coating)

Confidence

35%

LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating fabric coating

PossibleFabric coating degradation and particle shedding

Our pick

Totes Super Mini Manual ECO Compact Umbrella

Totes

Super Mini Manual ECO Compact Umbrella

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 12/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

polyester/nylon fabric with unspecified water-repellent coating

Confidence

35%

PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating

PossibleCoating degradation and microplastics

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag PFAS in DWR fabric coating and Fabric coating degradation and particle shedding on the AE Outdoor and not on the Totes.
  • We flag PFAS in DWR coating and Coating degradation and microplastics on the Totes and not on the AE Outdoor.
  • The AE Outdoor is Aluminum frame with unspecified fabric coating (likely polyester blend with durable water repellent) where the Totes is polyester/nylon fabric with unspecified water-repellent 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.

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