Aircontact Lite 45+10 SL Trekking Pack vs Trailgate Gear Bin Green 140 L: which is safer?

REI Co-op Trailgate Gear Bin Green 140 L is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Deuter

Aircontact Lite 45+10 SL Trekking Pack

PFAS grade

Poor 40/100

Overall grade

Poor 32/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

nylon fabric with unspecified water-repellent coating

Confidence

35%

PossibleWater-repellent (water-repellent coating) coating composition unknown

PossibleMicrofiber shedding during wear and washing

Our pick

REI Co-op Trailgate Gear Bin Green 140 L

REI Co-op

Trailgate Gear Bin Green 140 L

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Polypropylene storage bin, no water-resistant coating mentioned

Confidence

78%

PossibleUV degradation and additive leaching

PossibleMicroplastics from mechanical wear

PossibleOdor and volatile organic compounds from manufacturing

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Water-repellent (DWR) coating composition unknown and Microfiber shedding during wear and washing on the Deuter and not on the REI Co-op.
  • We flag UV degradation and additive leaching, Microplastics from mechanical wear and Odor and volatile organic compounds from manufacturing on the REI Co-op and not on the Deuter.
  • The Deuter is nylon fabric with unspecified water-repellent coating where the REI Co-op is Polypropylene storage bin, no water-resistant coating mentioned, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the REI Co-op is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Deuter grade, at 35% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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