Ripcord Duffel Bag vs Daisy Chain Web Duffel Bag: which is safer?
Kelty Daisy Chain Web Duffel Bag is the clear pick. Bass Pro Shops Ripcord Duffel Bag carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Bass Pro Shops
Ripcord Duffel Bag
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in water-resistant coating
PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) from coating or finishing
Our pick
Kelty
Daisy Chain Web Duffel Bag
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes in polyester webbing
PossibleAdhesive and seam-tape volatiles (VOC)
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in fabric finishing
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in water-resistant coating and Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from coating or finishing on the Bass Pro Shops and not on the Kelty.
- We flag Azo dyes in polyester webbing, Adhesive and seam-tape volatiles (VOC), Formaldehyde resins in fabric finishing and Microplastic shedding from webbing degradation on the Kelty and not on the Bass Pro Shops.
- The Bass Pro Shops is polyester with unspecified water-resistant coating where the Kelty is Polyester webbing and nylon, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Kelty is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Bass Pro Shops grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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