ToughSack Assorted Colors vs Aegis Check-In Rolling Hybrid Duffel: which is safer?
Granite Gear ToughSack Assorted Colors is the clear pick. Pelican Aegis Check-In Rolling Hybrid Duffel carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Granite Gear
ToughSack Assorted Colors
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Excellent 81/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Cordura nylon fabric
Confidence
72%
PossibleHeavy metals in zippers or hardware
Pelican
Aegis Check-In Rolling Hybrid Duffel
PFAS grade
Poor 40/100
Overall grade
Bad 18/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Nylon, polyester with waterproof coating
Confidence
45%
PossibleCoating degradation and microparticle shedding
LikelyPFAS in waterproof water-repellent coating
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Heavy metals in zippers or hardware on the Granite Gear and not on the Pelican.
- We flag Coating degradation and microparticle shedding and PFAS in waterproof DWR coating on the Pelican and not on the Granite Gear.
- The Granite Gear is Cordura nylon fabric where the Pelican is Nylon, polyester with waterproof coating, 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 Pelican grade, at 45% 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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