Women's Untracked Jacket vs Men's Summit Verbier GTX Jacket: which is safer?
Patagonia Women's Untracked Jacket is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Patagonia
Women's Untracked Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating finish
ReportedMicroplastics shedding from polyester
PossibleCoating degradation and leaching
The North Face
Men's Summit Verbier GTX Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Likelywater-repellent coating PFAS (non-Teflon-type coating, separate from PFAS grade)
PossibleAzo dyes in colored components
PossibleAntimony in polyester lining/insulation
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in DWR finish, Microplastics shedding from polyester and Coating degradation and leaching on the Patagonia and not on the The North Face.
- We flag DWR coating PFAS (non-PTFE, separate from PFAS grade), Azo dyes in colored components, Antimony in polyester lining/insulation and Membrane/adhesive off-gassing during first wear on the The North Face and not on the Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is recycled polyester with DWR treatment where the The North Face is Gore-Tex membrane with DWR coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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