Outfitter Dry Bag vs Trailgate Gear Bin Green 140 L: which is safer?
REI Co-op Trailgate Gear Bin Green 140 L is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
NRS
Outfitter Dry Bag
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleWaterproof coating composition (PFAS or substitute)
ReportedBacterial or mold growth if not dried
Our pick
REI Co-op
Trailgate Gear Bin Green 140 L
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleUV degradation and additive leaching
PossibleMicroplastics from mechanical wear
PossibleOdor and volatile organic compounds from manufacturing
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Waterproof coating composition (PFAS or substitute) and Bacterial or mold growth if not dried on the NRS and not on the REI Co-op.
- We flag UV degradation and additive leaching, Microplastics from mechanical wear and Odor and volatile organic compounds from manufacturing on the REI Co-op and not on the NRS.
- The NRS is TPU-lined nylon, waterproof coating unspecified where the REI Co-op is Polypropylene storage bin, no water-resistant coating mentioned, 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 REI Co-op is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the NRS grade, at 45% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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