Good & Watertight, but not very durable.

By Mike MacFerrin Ranked #39 - Backpacks August 3, 2007

I bought a large (90L) Ultra-sil pack liner for a multi-week trek in coastal Alaska, where I'd need to haul huge loads of gear & food (76 lbs was my starting weight for this trek) and needed to keep it dry both hiking on land and packrafting across rivers & fjords.
Unfortunately, the bag tore wide open before it ever left my apartment. It was partially my own fault (I picked it up by its top seams while it had about 25 lbs inside), which is why I'm giving it 2 stars instead of 1. But in the end, I wasn't expecting it to be so frail. I used plastic trash-compactor bags for the trek instead, which did the job fine. In the future, I'll just use those and not worry about paying $40 for a pack-liner that doesn't seem to be any more durable.
I'd be happy to try 'em again, if they can make 'em a bit tougher. Maybe I just demand a bit more than some folks, but that's my $.02,

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