Slacker Packer Drysack vs Daisy Chain Web Duffel Bag: which is safer?
Kelty Daisy Chain Web Duffel Bag is the clear pick. Granite Gear Slacker Packer Drysack carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Granite Gear
Slacker Packer Drysack
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possiblewater-repellent coating composition (PFAS class) - graded separately
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 DWR coating composition (PFAS class) - graded separately on the Granite Gear 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 Granite Gear.
- The Granite Gear is Nylon fabric with DWR water-repellent treatment 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.
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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