Women's waterproof Jacket Jack Wolfskin Fernblick 2l 1116381 vs Men's Aequilibrium Lite GTX Jacket: which is safer?
La Sportiva Men's Aequilibrium Lite GTX Jacket is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Jack Wolfskin
Women's waterproof Jacket Jack Wolfskin Fernblick 2l 1116381
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating (fluorinated water repellent)
PossibleFormaldehyde-based resins in fabric finishing
PossibleCoating degradation and microparticle shedding
Our pick
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 PFAS in DWR coating (fluorinated water repellent), Formaldehyde-based resins in fabric finishing, Coating degradation and microparticle shedding and Off-gassing from polyamide and coatings during initial use on the Jack Wolfskin 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 Jack Wolfskin.
- The Jack Wolfskin is Polyamide shell with unspecified DWR waterproof coating 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: 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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