Drybag Versa vs ToughSack Assorted Colors: which is safer?
Granite Gear ToughSack Assorted Colors is the clear pick. Exped Drybag Versa carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Exped
Drybag Versa
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleWaterproof coating leachates (non-PFAS)
PossibleCoating degradation and microplastic shedding
PossibleMold and bacterial growth if wet-stored
Our pick
Granite Gear
ToughSack Assorted Colors
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in zippers or hardware
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Waterproof coating leachates (non-PFAS), Coating degradation and microplastic shedding, Mold and bacterial growth if wet-stored and Seam integrity failure over time on the Exped and not on the Granite Gear.
- We flag Heavy metals in zippers or hardware on the Granite Gear and not on the Exped.
- The Exped is Drybag fabric with waterproof coating, composition unspecified where the Granite Gear is Cordura nylon fabric, 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 Granite Gear is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Exped 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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