Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket vs Antora Rain Hoodie The North Face 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
The North Face
Antora Rain Hoodie The North Face Men's
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in water-repellent coating
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metals in colorants
PossibleVOC off-gassing from synthetic fiber and coatings
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 The North Face.
- We flag PFAS in DWR coating, Azo dyes and heavy metals in colorants and VOC off-gassing from synthetic fiber and coatings on the The North Face and not on the Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is polyester shell with DWR finish where the The North Face is nylon shell with DWR treatment, 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 The North Face 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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