Tool Box 30 Backpack vs Base Camp Dry Bag: which is safer?
Marmot Tool Box 30 Backpack is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Marmot
Tool Box 30 Backpack
PFAS grade
Poor 40/100
Overall grade
Poor 36/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Nylon, polyester, water-repellent coating (type unspecified)
Confidence
35%
PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating
The North Face
Base Camp Dry Bag
PFAS grade
Poor 40/100
Overall grade
Bad 18/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
TPE/PVC drybag with waterproof coating
Confidence
45%
Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating composition
PossiblePVC/TPE thermal leaching
ReportedCoating degradation and microparticle shedding
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in DWR coating on the Marmot and not on the The North Face.
- We flag Durable Water Repellent (DWR) coating composition, PVC/TPE thermal leaching, Coating degradation and microparticle shedding and Seal seam integrity and off-gassing on the The North Face and not on the Marmot.
- The Marmot is Nylon, polyester, DWR coating (type unspecified) where the The North Face is TPE/PVC drybag with waterproof coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
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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