Does Kelty waterproof bags & luggage have PFAS?
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Kelty waterproof bags & luggage averages 46 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 7 Kelty waterproof bags & luggage products graded as of October 2026, above the 40 out of 100 median for the 25 other waterproof bags & luggage brands graded alongside it.
Kelty waterproof bags & luggage averages Poor on our four-band scale. 1 of the 7 we graded is worth buying. That is above 88% 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 Kelty says and does about PFAS
Kelty makes a completed-transition claim, and it lives in a customer support article rather than on a policy page. Kelty says its products have not been made with perfluorinated carbon compounds since 2016 and that it moved to a treatment it calls CZero DWR. The claim uses PFC wording rather than PFAS, covers the water-repellent treatment only, and says nothing about zippers, membranes or other components. We found no independent testing of Kelty products.
- Brand statementKelty says its products have not been made with perfluorinated carbon compounds since 2016, so any product manufactured after that will not have any PFCs, and that it moved to CZero DWR in all its products, which it describes as PFC free. Kelty support ↗
- Regulatory filingCalifornia bans new textile articles containing regulated PFAS from sale in the state from 1 January 2025, with outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions covered from 1 January 2028. California AB 1817 ↗
Sources checked October 1, 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.
Kelty waterproof bags & luggage worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
Kelty
Daisy Chain Web Duffel Bag
- Polyester webbing and nylon
- Azo dyes in polyester webbing, Polyester duffels are often dyed with azo dyes, which can release aromatic…
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Kelty
28-inch Cargo Duffel Travel Bag
- Nylon with water-repellent coating water-resistant treatment
- PFAS, Kelty has not disclosed whether the water-repellent finish uses fluorine-based (PFAS) or fluorine-free…
Kelty
Built Duffel Bag Gray Tribal Print Travel Gym Weekender Outdoor Large
- polyester fabric with waterproof coating
- Antimony in polyester, Polyester is sometimes produced using antimony oxide as a catalyst. Food contact risk…
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Kelty
Cargo Duffel 22-inch Travel Bag, Khaki
- Ballistic nylon with water-repellent coating water-resistant coating
- water-repellent coating degradation and unknown chemistry, Kelty does not disclose whether the…
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Kelty
Pangaea Continental Drifter Endurance Convertible Duffle Hiking
- Nylon with water-repellent coating water-resistant treatment
- PFAS, Nylon duffle treated with water-repellent finish; Kelty does not disclose water-repellent coating…
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Kelty
22-inch Cargo Duffel Bag
- Polyester with unspecified water-resistant coating
- Coating degradation and particulate release, Unspecified water-resistant coating on polyester can flake or…
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22-inch Cargo Duffel Travel Bag
- Polyester with water-resistant treatment
- Water-resistant coating degradation and leaching, Polyester duffels with undisclosed water treatments may…
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