Does Eddie Bauer waterproof bags & luggage have PFAS?
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Eddie Bauer waterproof bags & luggage averages 40 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 6 Eddie Bauer waterproof bags & luggage products graded as of October 2026, level with the 40 out of 100 median for the 25 other waterproof bags & luggage brands graded alongside it.
Eddie Bauer waterproof bags & luggage averages Poor on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 38% of the waterproof bags & luggage brands we grade.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
What Eddie Bauer says and does about PFAS
We found no mention of PFAS on Eddie Bauer’s own sustainability pages. In February 2023, after a Bloomberg Green report on PFAS in outdoor gear, Eddie Bauer said it planned to remove PFAS from all products by spring 2024, and CBS News listed it among brands that had pledged to phase PFAS out. We found no public confirmation that the spring 2024 goal was met.
- Brand statementBloomberg Green reported in February 2023 that, after its story ran, Eddie Bauer said it plans to remove PFAS from all products by spring 2024. Bloomberg Green via Carrier Management ↗
- Brand statementCBS News reported in March 2023 that Eddie Bauer was among brands, including Patagonia, L.L. Bean and Lululemon, that had pledged to phase PFAS out in the next few years. CBS News ↗
Sources checked September 14, 2026. A brand statement is the company’s own claim, which we report but have not verified. Our grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests.
Graded and flagged Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
Eddie Bauer
Bygone 45L Duffel
- Nylon with water-resistant coating
- Water-resistant coating composition (unknown chemistry), Coating type not disclosed by Eddie Bauer; likely to…
Eddie Bauer
Excursion 30 Rolling Duffel
- Polyester with water-repellent coating waterproof treatment
- PFAS, Without Eddie Bauer's disclosure, the water-repellent coating treatment may contain legacy PFAS or…
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
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Eddie Bauer
Excursion Traveling 22 Rolling Duffel Bag
- Polyester with water-repellent coating water-repellent treatment
- PFAS, Water-repellent finish composition is undisclosed. Historical water-repellent coating formulations…
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
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Eddie Bauer
Expedition 34 Duffel 2.0
- Nylon with water-repellent coating water-repellent treatment
- water-repellent coating composition (fluorocarbon vs. fluorine-free), Nylon duffels with water-repellent…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
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Eddie Bauer
Stowaway Packable 45L Duffel Bag
- Nylon or polyester with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) treatment
- water-repellent coating leaching (fluorocarbon-based), If this bag uses fluorinated water-repellent coating…
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
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Eddie Bauer
Expedition 22 Duffel 2.0
- Ballistic nylon with water-repellent coating water-resistant treatment
- PFAS, Ballistic nylon duffels conventionally use fluorinated water repellents; this product's specific…
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
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