Men's Nano-Air Light Hybrid Hoody vs Men's R2 TechFace Hoody: which is safer?
Patagonia Men's R2 TechFace Hoody is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Patagonia
Men's Nano-Air Light Hybrid Hoody
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 0/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Polyester ripstop with water-repellent coating finish (nylon stretch side)
Confidence
45%
Likelywater-repellent coating (fluorocarbon-based or alternative)
PossiblePolyester microfiber shedding
PossibleNylon stretch panel degradation
Our pick
Patagonia
Men's R2 TechFace Hoody
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
analysis pending
Verdict
pending
Hazard flags
none flagged
Material
Polyester shell with water-repellent coating treatment
Confidence
78%
Where these two actually differ
- We flag DWR coating (fluorocarbon-based or alternative), Polyester microfiber shedding and Nylon stretch panel degradation on the Patagonia and not on the Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is Polyester ripstop with DWR finish (nylon stretch side) where the Patagonia is Polyester shell with DWR treatment, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Patagonia is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Patagonia grade, at 45% confidence against 78%, 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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