ToughSack Assorted Colors vs Aegis Travel Pack: which is safer?
Granite Gear ToughSack Assorted Colors is the clear pick. Pelican Aegis Travel Pack carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Granite Gear
ToughSack Assorted Colors
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in zippers or hardware
Pelican
Aegis Travel Pack
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in waterproof coating
PossibleCoating degradation and microparticle release
PossibleFormaldehyde-based water-resistant resins
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Heavy metals in zippers or hardware on the Granite Gear and not on the Pelican.
- We flag PFAS in waterproof coating, Coating degradation and microparticle release and Formaldehyde-based water-resistant resins on the Pelican and not on the Granite Gear.
- The Granite Gear is Cordura nylon fabric where the Pelican is nylon/polyester blend 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 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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