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
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
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 6/100
Verdict
Skip
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.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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