Women's Packable Rainfoil Jacket vs Men Timberland Weatherline Wp Shell Jacket: which is safer?
Men Timberland Weatherline Wp Shell Jacket is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Our pick
Timberland
Men Timberland Weatherline Wp Shell Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating treatment
PossibleCoating degradation and wear
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 Timberland.
- We flag PFAS in DWR treatment and Coating degradation and wear on the Timberland and not on the Eddie Bauer.
- The Eddie Bauer is Nylon with DWR water-resistant coating where the Timberland is nylon shell with DWR waterproof treatment, 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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