Men's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket vs Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket: which is safer?
Patagonia Men's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Patagonia
Men's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possiblewater-repellent coating treatment chemistry (non-PFAS)
PossibleCoating degradation over time
PossibleOff-gassing from synthetic fibers and treatments
Patagonia
Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and color fastness
PossibleAntimony in polyester fiber
Reportedwater-repellent coating degradation and re-treatment chemicals
Where these two actually differ
- We flag DWR treatment chemistry (non-PFAS), Coating degradation over time and Off-gassing from synthetic fibers and treatments on the Patagonia 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 Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is nylon/polyester with DWR water treatment where the Patagonia is polyester 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.
- We are less certain about the Patagonia grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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