Men's Aequilibrium Lite GTX Jacket vs Men's PreCip Eco Pro Jacket: which is safer?
La Sportiva Men's Aequilibrium Lite GTX Jacket is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Marmot
Men's PreCip Eco Pro Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Likelywater-repellent coating leachate (PFAS or PFAS-free unknown)
ReportedMicrofiber shedding (polyester)
PossibleFormaldehyde resins (textile finishing)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Antimony in polyester and Microfiber shedding and textile degradation on the La Sportiva and not on the Marmot.
- We flag DWR coating leachate (PFAS or PFAS-free unknown), Microfiber shedding (polyester), Formaldehyde resins (textile finishing) and Azo dyes (if dark colors used) on the Marmot and not on the La Sportiva.
- The La Sportiva is GORE-TEX (fluoropolymer membrane) where the Marmot is polyester with DWR water-repellent 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, 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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