his is the second bag from this company, Now mind you this bag is a great bag and works beyond expectations for keeping your gear dry. I leave this bag in the back of my work truck, so it is exposed to the elements daily. From heavy rain, sun and deep snow this bag will deliver. The only issue that I have had is the stitching around the handles on this bag, and I must wonder if it is because the bag is constantly outside and traveling through several airports. Your fears will be laid to rest when you contact customer service, as they stand by their product and will do what ever is necessary to make it right for the customer. The first bag was replaced by them, only had to pay S/H, the price of this doesn't compare to the price of the bag. The customer rep asked several questions, not to place blame on me, but to help understand what to tell their manufacturing team in order to aid in solving the issues with their product. I highly recommend you buy this bag is you want a product that works and one of the best customer service teams I have ever had the pleasure to talk too.

I recently took the Duffelsak on a 4 day kayak camping trip. All of my supplies--tent, sleeping pad, sleeping bag, clothes, cooking gear, snacks, toiletries, spare shoes--were stored in the Duffelsak and secured with straps on back of a Diablo Amigo sit-on-top kayak.

The bag worked flawlessly through numerous full submersions. All in all I'd say the bag was fully submerged ~10 times and partially submerged ~12 times with zero leakage. I've done the same trip before with Sealline bags and they leaked.

I especially like the accessibility of the bag. I've done the same kayak trip multiple times with 3-4 smaller (20L) Sealline bags and much prefer the horizontal access provided by the duffel. The duffel makes it super easy to access all of your gear at once rather than having to unload an entire smaller bag to get to the gear at the bottom. Plus the compression straps on the Duffelsak allow you to pack minimize the profile of the bag to take up less space.

I cannot speak to durability, as I've only taken the bag on one trip. I will update this review after extended use.

The only improvements I would suggest are to remove the clear ID card slot. It didn't cause any problems but I feel like it is the weak point in the bag as far as possible leaks go. If you really need to put an ID card on it I'd prefer to remove the clear built in slot and just tie/clip on a separate ID card pouch. I'd also look into adding an air release valve so you can remove air trapped in the bag while compressing it. I make these recommendations with the provisio that these are simply suggestions and not actual problems with the bag.

If you're looking for a waterproof gear bag for camping, hiking, traveling, etc. I'd highly recommend Sak Gear. You can't beat the quality at this price point.

This bag is excellent quality and despite my comments below, I have ZERO regrets for purchasing this. I purchased the 40L version as my referee gear bag, and it has plenty of room for all of my gear plus my winter jacket (when I'm out on the field working). Easy to clean if it gets muddy.

There are a number of small refinements I would make if I manufactured this, however I'm likely not the typical consumer for this bag.

1. I wish it had bigger pockets - both inside and the external ones. Also, if I compare it to the dry bags I use for scuba, it would be really nice to have some Velcro on opposing sides of the top of the closure to help it stay closed.

2. Also, I'll echo another reviewer's comment - why only 2 D-rings on opposing handles? I'm sure it would bring the price up minimally to add the other 2, and the added flexibility would be great.

3. Last small refinement - there is a set of straps that buckle across the top of the bag. Well, the male ends are on the same side of the bag (and the female ends on the other side, obviously). It would be super-awesome if they put one male and one female on the same side, so that when they aren't strapped over the top of the bag, they can be connected on the (same) side of the bag such that they don't dangle and swing all over the place. You *can* connect them around the ends of the bag, but you can't really cinch them up without wrecking integrity of the flatness (and therefore "seal") of the opening at the top...so they still flop around.

Again, these are just refinements. The bag is otherwise perfect - nothing gets wet, even in sideways rain. One of the things I love is when all the other referees are messing with putting their bags inside garbage bags to stay (somewhat) dry, and there's mine looking great and not "trashy" (pun not intended, but works anyway).

I use this bag as a waterproof tackle bag. It's turned out to be ideal. It's large enough for multiple Plano 3700 boxes (I carry a minimum of four 3700 boxes and there is room left over for a compact rain jacket and pants, and anything else you want to include. My criterial is that a bag needed to be totally waterproof, sturdy enough to carry some weight, survive being transported in a truck bed and a boat and survive being opened and closed all the time. It also had to have a wide opening across the top of the bag that allows full access to the entire bag. This bag meets all those criterial. Cons: I wish the interior side compartment pockets were a little larger or had mesh storage for pliers, hook extractors, and small scissors that allowed fast and frequent access. I'm super happy with this bag.

I'm very please with the quality construction of the bag. I have not had it in water yet. I have a 2,000 mile motorcycle trip planned and I purchased the bag to hold my camping gear. A test run shows me that it will hold all my camping gear (smaller, light weight equipment intended for motorcycle travel, hiking with backpack...). There is plenty of room to securely roll the top to keep water out. I have added reflective tape to all four sides for safety. I purchased yellow as a safety consideration. Each handle is stitched to the bag in two places. I was surprised that a D ring was only at one of those points. The 2 D rings are at opposite ends of the handles, so I can see that there's a benefit to that when it comes time to attach it to the bike. I don't know why they didn't use four? Why not place a D ring at the end of each handle on both sides? I can't see that it would add considerable cost. It would add convenience and options when it comes time to put it on the bike. It would also give a back up D ring in the event one should break. It seems to be made of quality materials with quality construction. I can't wait to put it to use!