Men's Rain Trek Packable Waterproof Rain Jacket vs Men's Aequilibrium Lite GTX Jacket: which is safer?
Eddie Bauer Men's Rain Trek Packable Waterproof Rain Jacket is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Eddie Bauer
Men's Rain Trek Packable Waterproof Rain Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating chemistry - unspecified
PossibleCoating degradation and leaching with heat or age
La Sportiva
Men's Aequilibrium Lite GTX Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAntimony in polyester
ReportedMicrofiber shedding and textile degradation
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Durable water repellent (DWR) coating chemistry - unspecified and Coating degradation and leaching with heat or age on the Eddie Bauer and not on the La Sportiva.
- We flag Antimony in polyester and Microfiber shedding and textile degradation on the La Sportiva and not on the Eddie Bauer.
- The Eddie Bauer is polyester with waterproof coating, unspecified DWR treatment where the La Sportiva is GORE-TEX (fluoropolymer membrane), 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.
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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