PFAS score
Zpacks · Camping Tents & Tarps
Zpacks Duplex Lite Tent
Ultralight tent with unknown water-repellent coating, lower certainty on PFAS risk due to lack of transparency.
Zpacks does not publicly disclose the waterproof coating composition on the Duplex Lite tent. Ultralight tents typically use water-repellent coating treatments that may contain PFAS, but the brand provides no confirmation either way. No third-party PFAS testing or certification is documented for this product.
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Material
Proprietary DCF (Dyneema composite fabric) with unspecified waterproof 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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