Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket vs Anorak Windbreaker Jacket Men's: 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
Reebok
Anorak Windbreaker Jacket Men's
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating (separate grade)
ReportedMicrofiber shedding from coating degradation
PossibleAntimony in polyester fiber
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 DWR coating (separate grade) and Microfiber shedding from coating degradation 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 with water-resistant 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 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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