Women's Packable Rainfoil Jacket vs WeatherTech Systems AirFlow Duty Jacket: which is safer?
Eddie Bauer Women's Packable Rainfoil Jacket is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Eddie Bauer
Women's Packable Rainfoil Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating (fluorinated compounds)
Reportedwater-repellent coating degradation and shedding
PossibleNylon microfiber shedding from abrasion
Spiewak
WeatherTech Systems AirFlow Duty Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finishes
LikelyCoating degradation and microrelease
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 Spiewak.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in finishes and Coating degradation and microrelease on the Spiewak and not on the Eddie Bauer.
- The Eddie Bauer is Nylon with DWR water-resistant coating where the Spiewak is nylon or polyester with DWR finish, 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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