Men's Trail Craft Jacket vs Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket: which is safer?
Patagonia Men's Trail Craft Jacket is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Patagonia
Men's Trail Craft Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possiblewater-repellent coating chemistry opacity (fluorinated vs. non-fluorinated)
ReportedNylon degradation and microfiber shedding
Possiblewater-repellent coating reapplication product safety
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 chemistry opacity (fluorinated vs. non-fluorinated), Nylon degradation and microfiber shedding and DWR reapplication product safety 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 with DWR durable water repellent finish 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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