All 15 waterproof outdoor gear storage bags we scored fail our PFAS screen

Mostly not. Of the 15 waterproof outdoor gear storage bags we have scored, 100% fail our PFAS and toxin screen, which leaves 0 that pass. The lowest is The North Face The North Face Base Camp Dry Bag at 40.

The three lowest scoring we hold are The North Face The North Face Base Camp Dry Bag at 40, The North Face The North Face Base Camp Waterproof Duffel at 40, The North Face The North Face Base Camp Dry Bag Backpack at 40. The problem with the first is that waterproof bag with unknown DWR treatment, no PFAS disclosure from brand.

In this category we check for bpa & bisphenols, phthalates, microplastics. Plastic-hardening chemicals linked to hormone disruption. Language like stain resistant, water repellent or easy release usually means fluorinated chemistry even when PFAS is never printed on the box.

3 of the brands we scored in this category publish nothing about PFAS at all, including Eddie Bauer, Marmot, The North Face. Silence is not evidence of harm, but it is the reason those brands cannot score well on disclosure.

No. We score from published ingredient lists, materials, certifications, disclosures and third party lab results where they exist. Where a product has been independently tested we use that result and say so.