Men's Aequilibrium Lite GTX Jacket vs Men's Antora Rain Hoodie: which is safer?
The North Face Men's Antora Rain Hoodie is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Our pick
The North Face
Men's Antora Rain Hoodie
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating finish (reported separately above)
PossibleVOC or off-gassing from synthetic fibers and adhesives
Possiblewater-repellent coating degradation and microparticle release
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Antimony in polyester and Microfiber shedding and textile degradation on the La Sportiva and not on the The North Face.
- We flag PFAS in DWR finish (reported separately above), VOC or off-gassing from synthetic fibers and adhesives and DWR coating degradation and microparticle release on the The North Face and not on the La Sportiva.
- The La Sportiva is GORE-TEX (fluoropolymer membrane) where the The North Face is Nylon ripstop 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.
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 →
More rain jackets, see the full ranking