Outdoor Backpack 25L vs Jester Luxe Backpack: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
Peak Design
Outdoor Backpack 25L
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 12/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
nylon/polyester with water-repellent coating water-resistant treatment
Confidence
45%
Possiblewater-repellent coating degradation and inhalation/skin contact
PossibleVOC off-gassing from synthetic materials
The North Face
Jester Luxe Backpack
PFAS grade
Bad 20/100
Overall grade
Bad 12/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Nylon/polyester with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating
Confidence
45%
Possiblewater-repellent coating composition (PFAS candidate)
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from synthetic fibers
Where these two actually differ
- We flag DWR coating degradation and inhalation/skin contact and VOC off-gassing from synthetic materials on the Peak Design and not on the The North Face.
- We flag DWR coating composition (PFAS candidate) and Microplastic shedding from synthetic fibers on the The North Face and not on the Peak Design.
- The Peak Design is nylon/polyester with DWR water-resistant treatment where the The North Face is Nylon/polyester with durable water-repellent (DWR) coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
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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