Men's R2 TechFace Hoody vs Men's Shkout Fly Windbreaker: which is safer?
Patagonia Men's R2 TechFace Hoody is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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%
Salomon
Men's Shkout Fly Windbreaker
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 0/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Polyester shell with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) finish, likely fluorocarbon-based
Confidence
45%
LikelyFluorocarbon-based water-repellent coating (PFAS surrogate)
PossibleFormaldehyde in finishes
PossibleVOC off-gassing from finishes
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fluorocarbon-based DWR (PFAS surrogate), Formaldehyde in finishes and VOC off-gassing from finishes on the Salomon and not on the Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is Polyester shell with DWR treatment where the Salomon is Polyester shell with DWR (durable water-repellent) finish, likely fluorocarbon-based, 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 Salomon 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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