PFAS score
Cascade Designs · Tents
CORE Equipment 6-Person Lighted Instant Cabin Tent with Full Rainfly
Skip until brand discloses waterproofing chemistry; water-repellent coating tents commonly use PFAS.
This tent uses a polyester rainfly with water-repellent coating treatment to shed water, a category historically dominated by PFAS-based Teflon-family coating coatings. Cascade Designs makes no public statement about PFAS in this product, and the coating chemistry is undisclosed.
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Material
polyester tent fabric with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) rainfly coating
Brand disclosure
Brand is silent on PFAS
Lab data
No public lab test
Why this grade
Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment
water-repellent coating treatments have historically used PFAS.
Category baseline
clothing is a category where PFAS exposure is more common.
No PFAS disclosure
No public statement about PFAS in this product.
What we don’t know
This grade is a model-based estimate from public materials, coatings, and brand disclosure at 42% confidence. It is not a lab result.
No independent PFAS lab test is on record for this exact product. A lab test could move the score in either direction.
The brand has not made a specific, verifiable PFAS-free statement, so part of this score reflects that missing disclosure rather than a confirmed material.
Formulations and coatings change between production runs. Always check the current label before buying.
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