Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket vs Men's Reebok Pullover Dobby 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

Men's Reebok Pullover Dobby Jacket

Reebok

Men's Reebok Pullover Dobby Jacket

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Polyester dobby weave with water-repellent coating finish

Confidence

42%

LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating finish

PossibleAntimony in polyester fiber

PossibleFormaldehyde finishing resins

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Azo dyes and color fastness, DWR coating degradation and re-treatment chemicals and Unverified DWR chemistry on the Patagonia and not on the Reebok.
  • We flag PFAS in durable water repellent finish, Formaldehyde finishing resins and Microfiber shedding from synthetic polymer on the Reebok and not on the Patagonia.
  • Both carry a flag for Antimony in polyester fiber, so neither choice avoids it.
  • The Patagonia is polyester shell with DWR finish where the Reebok is Polyester dobby weave with durable 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 Reebok grade, at 42% 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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