Men's Aequilibrium Lite GTX Jacket vs Minimalist Pertex Jacket Women's: which is safer?
Marmot Minimalist Pertex Jacket Women's is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Our pick
Marmot
Minimalist Pertex Jacket Women's
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 12/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Pertex nylon shell with water-repellent coating finish
Confidence
40%
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating finish
PossibleDegradation and microplastic shedding
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 PFAS in DWR finish and Degradation and microplastic shedding on the Marmot and not on the La Sportiva.
- The La Sportiva is GORE-TEX (fluoropolymer membrane) where the Marmot is Pertex nylon shell with DWR finish, 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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