Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket vs Women's Primal Wear Rain Jacket: which is safer?
Patagonia Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
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
Primal
Women's Primal Wear Rain Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in polyester finishes
PossibleAntimony in polyester
Reportedwater-repellent coating durability and degradation
Where these two actually differ
- 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 Primal.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in polyester finishes, Antimony in polyester, DWR coating durability and degradation and PFAS in water-repellent finish on the Primal and not on the Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is polyester shell with DWR finish where the Primal is Polyester with unspecified water-repellent finish, 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.
- We are less certain about the Primal grade, at 35% 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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