Pfg Performance Fishing Gear 28" 75 L Weatherproof Duffle Bag vs Divide EVO Daypack: which is safer?

Columbia Pfg Performance Fishing Gear 28" 75 L Weatherproof Duffle Bag is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Columbia

Pfg Performance Fishing Gear 28" 75 L Weatherproof Duffle Bag

PFAS grade

F 20/100

Overall grade

F 2/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

polyester/nylon with water-repellent coating weatherproof coating

Confidence

45%

Possiblewater-repellent coating leachables (non-PFAS uncertain)

PossibleFormaldehyde resins in fabric finishing

ReportedCoating degradation and particle shedding

Why this grade

Mountainsmith

Divide EVO Daypack

PFAS grade

F 20/100

Overall grade

F 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

nylon ripstop with water-repellent coating treatment, specific chemistry unspecified

Confidence

45%

PossiblePFAS in water-repellent coating (fluorinated water repellent)

LikelyMicrofiber shedding and degradation of water-repellent coating

Why this 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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