Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket vs TECH rainCELL Men's 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

Patagonia

Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket

PFAS grade

Poor 45/100

Overall grade

Bad 17/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

polyester shell with water-repellent coating finish

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and color fastness

PossibleAntimony in polyester fiber

Reportedwater-repellent coating degradation and re-treatment chemicals

PUMATECH rainCELL Men's Rain Jacket

Puma

TECH rainCELL Men's Rain Jacket

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

Polyester with rainCELL waterproof/breathable coating

Confidence

35%

PossibleAzo dyes and color fastness

PossibleCoating degradation and microparticle shedding

PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finishes

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Antimony in polyester fiber, DWR coating degradation and re-treatment chemicals and Unverified DWR chemistry on the Patagonia and not on the Puma.
  • We flag Coating degradation and microparticle shedding, Formaldehyde resins in finishes, Antimony in polyester fibers and Unspecified waterproof coating chemicals on the Puma and not on the Patagonia.
  • Both carry a flag for Azo dyes and color fastness, so neither choice avoids it.
  • The Patagonia is polyester shell with DWR finish where the Puma is Polyester with rainCELL waterproof/breathable coating, 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 Puma grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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