Adult Original Catcher's Knee Savers vs Universal Padding Fit Kit: which is safer?
Easton Universal Padding Fit Kit is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Easton
Adult Original Catcher's Knee Savers
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 16/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Neoprene or foam padding with likely water-resistant coating
Confidence
45%
PossiblePFAS in water-resistant coating
Our pick
Easton
Universal Padding Fit Kit
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Poor 43/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
foam padding, elastic straps
Confidence
72%
PossiblePolyurethane foam off-gassing (VOCs)
PossibleAdhesive leachables
PossibleElastic synthetic fiber irritation
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in water-resistant coating on the Easton and not on the Easton.
- We flag Polyurethane foam off-gassing (VOCs), Adhesive leachables, Elastic synthetic fiber irritation and Foam fragmentation and inhalation on the Easton and not on the Easton.
- The Easton is Neoprene or foam padding with likely water-resistant coating where the Easton is foam padding, elastic straps, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Easton is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Easton grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
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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