Women's Packable Rainfoil Jacket vs Men's PreCip Eco Jacket: which is safer?
Marmot Men's PreCip Eco Jacket is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Eddie Bauer
Women's Packable Rainfoil Jacket
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 2/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Nylon with water-repellent coating water-resistant coating
Confidence
45%
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating (fluorinated compounds)
Reportedwater-repellent coating degradation and shedding
PossibleNylon microfiber shedding from abrasion
Our pick
Marmot
Men's PreCip Eco Jacket
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 16/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
polyester with water-repellent coating (Eco designation)
Confidence
45%
Possiblewater-repellent coating degradation and reapplication risk
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in DWR coating (fluorinated compounds), DWR coating degradation and shedding and Nylon microfiber shedding from abrasion on the Eddie Bauer and not on the Marmot.
- We flag DWR coating degradation and reapplication risk on the Marmot and not on the Eddie Bauer.
- The Eddie Bauer is Nylon with DWR water-resistant coating where the Marmot is polyester with DWR coating (Eco designation), 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: 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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