Men's Aequilibrium Lite GTX Jacket vs VizGuard Short Reversible Duty Rain Jacket: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
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
Spiewak
VizGuard Short Reversible Duty Rain Jacket
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 6/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
polyester with water-resistant coating
Confidence
45%
Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating composition (possible PFAS)
ReportedCoating degradation and reapplication requirements
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Antimony in polyester and Microfiber shedding and textile degradation on the La Sportiva and not on the Spiewak.
- We flag Durable Water Repellent (DWR) coating composition (possible PFAS) and Coating degradation and reapplication requirements on the Spiewak and not on the La Sportiva.
- The La Sportiva is GORE-TEX (fluoropolymer membrane) where the Spiewak is polyester with water-resistant coating, 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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