Expidia
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I've used a clear 40 liter roll top Sealline dry bag for the past 6-7 years to keep stuff dry on my open bow boat.
It finally started to split where I roll it closed. I like Sealline's quality so I wanted to go with another of their bags.
I checked around and found Sealline makes 2 waterproof 'zippered" duffels. One is a 40 liter the blue one in the top of the pic below. But when I saw the 40 liter in some videos online, it looked small. Every store I found sells them for $139.
So I sprung for the 75 Liter which was $169 yikes
I can't believe I just spent $169 for a 2 lb vinyl duffel bag.
But for the $30 more at least the 75 liter is almost twice the capacity. Once I threw in a couple of towels and some jackets my roll top 40 used to be stuffed.
In my readings I see that Sealline does not make their bags out of PVC anymore and now uses vinyl because it's greener for the environment.
But now I fear I'm not going to get the wear out of this new bag like I did my last Sealline dry bag since they changed the fabric now! No stores in my area sell this brand, so I had to buy it online without getting a chance to handle it.
Anyone else having experience with Sealline's vinyl bags now. I don't know which year they converted to the vinyl fabric from the pvc fabric. Now I'm thinking for $169 I might just send it back without opening the package when it arrives if the material won't hold up like it used to.
I bought the bottom one in the pic:
It finally started to split where I roll it closed. I like Sealline's quality so I wanted to go with another of their bags.
I checked around and found Sealline makes 2 waterproof 'zippered" duffels. One is a 40 liter the blue one in the top of the pic below. But when I saw the 40 liter in some videos online, it looked small. Every store I found sells them for $139.
So I sprung for the 75 Liter which was $169 yikes
I can't believe I just spent $169 for a 2 lb vinyl duffel bag.But for the $30 more at least the 75 liter is almost twice the capacity. Once I threw in a couple of towels and some jackets my roll top 40 used to be stuffed.
In my readings I see that Sealline does not make their bags out of PVC anymore and now uses vinyl because it's greener for the environment.
But now I fear I'm not going to get the wear out of this new bag like I did my last Sealline dry bag since they changed the fabric now! No stores in my area sell this brand, so I had to buy it online without getting a chance to handle it.
Anyone else having experience with Sealline's vinyl bags now. I don't know which year they converted to the vinyl fabric from the pvc fabric. Now I'm thinking for $169 I might just send it back without opening the package when it arrives if the material won't hold up like it used to.
I bought the bottom one in the pic: