Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket vs Men's and Big Men's Kinetic Jacket, Sizes Xs-5xl, Black: 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

Reebok Men's and Big Men's Kinetic Jacket, Sizes Xs-5xl, Black

Reebok

Men's and Big Men's Kinetic Jacket, Sizes Xs-5xl, Black

PFAS grade

Bad 20/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Synthetic blend with water-repellent coating water-resistant coating

Confidence

45%

PossibleAzo dyes and colorfast stability

PossibleAntimony in polyester fibers

LikelyMicroplastic shedding during wear and wash

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 Reebok.
  • We flag Azo dyes and colorfast stability, Antimony in polyester fibers, Microplastic shedding during wear and wash and DWR coating degradation and unknown breakdown products on the Reebok and not on the Patagonia.
  • The Patagonia is polyester shell with DWR finish where the Reebok is Synthetic blend with DWR 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 45% 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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