TEX Breathable Rainwear CEB Jacket 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.
Gore
TEX Breathable Rainwear CEB Jacket
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 0/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
GORE-TEX membrane with water-repellent coating finish
Confidence
35%
PossibleAzo dyes or heavy metal dyes
PossibleAntimony in polyester layers
ReportedVolatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing
Our pick
La Sportiva
Men's Aequilibrium Lite GTX Jacket
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 6/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
GORE-TEX (Teflon-family coating membrane)
Confidence
50%
PossibleAntimony in polyester
ReportedMicrofiber shedding and textile degradation
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes or heavy metal dyes, Antimony in polyester layers, Volatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing and Membrane degradation and microfiber shedding on the Gore 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 Gore.
- The Gore is GORE-TEX membrane with DWR finish 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.
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