28-inch Cargo Duffel Travel Bag vs Daisy Chain Web Duffel Bag: which is safer?
Kelty Daisy Chain Web Duffel Bag is the clear pick. Kelty 28-inch Cargo Duffel Travel Bag carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Kelty
28-inch Cargo Duffel Travel Bag
PFAS grade
Poor 40/100
Overall grade
Poor 36/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Nylon with water-repellent coating water-resistant treatment
Confidence
45%
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating
Our pick
Kelty
Daisy Chain Web Duffel Bag
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 69/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Polyester webbing and nylon
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes in polyester webbing
PossibleAdhesive and seam-tape volatiles (VOC)
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in fabric finishing
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in DWR coating on the Kelty 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 Kelty.
- The Kelty is Nylon with DWR water-resistant 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.
- We are less certain about the Kelty 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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