Women's Untracked Jacket vs Men's Volcom Tester 3L Gore-Tex 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
Volcom
Men's Volcom Tester 3L Gore-Tex Jacket
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyFluorinated water-repellent coating finish (PFAS)
PossiblePolyester antimony catalyst residue
ReportedMembrane delamination and microfiber shedding
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 Volcom.
- We flag Fluorinated DWR finish (PFAS), Polyester antimony catalyst residue and Membrane delamination and microfiber shedding on the Volcom and not on the Patagonia.
- The Patagonia is recycled polyester with DWR treatment where the Volcom is Gore-Tex membrane with DWR finish, 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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