Women's Stretch Voyagr Trench 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.

KUHL Women's Stretch Voyagr Trench Jacket

KUHL

Women's Stretch Voyagr Trench Jacket

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

polyester blend with water-repellent coating treatment

Confidence

45%

PossibleFormaldehyde resins in synthetic blend

PossibleAzo dyes in polyester coloring

Reportedwater-repellent coating degradation and reapplication

Our pick

La Sportiva Men's Aequilibrium Lite GTX Jacket

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 Formaldehyde resins in synthetic blend, Azo dyes in polyester coloring, DWR coating degradation and reapplication and Antimony in polyester fiber on the KUHL 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 KUHL.
  • The KUHL is polyester blend with DWR treatment 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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