Jackets & Coats | Merrell Raincoat With Teal Accents | Color: Black/Blue | Size: L vs Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket: which is safer?

Where these two actually differ

• We flag PFAS in DWR coating, Azo dyes and colorants, Microplastic shedding from synthetic fibers and DWR coating degradation and reapplication on the Merrell and not on the Patagonia.
• We flag Azo dyes and color fastness, Antimony in polyester fiber, DWR coating degradation and re-treatment chemicals and Unverified DWR chemistry on the Patagonia and not on the Merrell.
• The Merrell is nylon or polyester with DWR water-repellent coating, unspecified where the Patagonia is polyester shell with DWR finish, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
• The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Patagonia is the one to buy.
• We are less certain about the Merrell grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.