Fitz Roy Down Sleeping Bag vs Campwell 30 Sleeping Bag: which is safer?

Patagonia Fitz Roy Down Sleeping Bag is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Patagonia Fitz Roy Down Sleeping Bag

Patagonia

Fitz Roy Down Sleeping Bag

PFAS grade

Poor 45/100

Overall grade

Poor 37/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Down fill + nylon or polyester shell with water-repellent coating treatment

Confidence

62%

Possiblewater-repellent coating treatment chemistry (PFAS status unverified)

PossibleMicroplastic shedding from shell abrasion

REI Co-op Campwell 30 Sleeping Bag

REI Co-op

Campwell 30 Sleeping Bag

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 8/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Nylon ripstop shell with water-repellent coating; polyester/synthetic insulation

Confidence

45%

Possiblewater-repellent coating chemistry unknown

PossiblePolyester insulation degradation under heat or age

PossibleMildew and bacterial growth if stored wet

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag DWR treatment chemistry (PFAS status unverified) and Microplastic shedding from shell abrasion on the Patagonia and not on the REI Co-op.
  • We flag DWR coating chemistry unknown, Polyester insulation degradation under heat or age and Mildew and bacterial growth if stored wet on the REI Co-op and not on the Patagonia.
  • The Patagonia is Down fill + nylon or polyester shell with DWR treatment where the REI Co-op is Nylon ripstop shell with DWR coating; polyester/synthetic insulation, 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.

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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