The Good:  Gets the job done - keeps everything dry as a bone.

The Bad:  Material is a bit sticky - getting some items into the bag was a little more difficult than a traditional opaque dry bag.

The Not so Ugly:  Clear material makes finding your stuff a piece of cake.

Our latest adventure combined two of my favorite things - watersports and camping. The trick to a successful trip, however, is keeping all your stuff dry. Enter the SealLine EcoSee dry bag. They offer a variety of sizes in the EcoSee line to fit whatever you may need to take with you. We tested out the 20-liter bag, which measures out to roughly 9″ wide by 16″ long. This was just barely large enough for me to squeeze in the essentials: my sleeping bag, hammock, and a change of clothes. While having one huge bag is certainly an option, I tend to prefer a few smaller ones, so I’m not constantly having to pull out all my crap just to find my cozy pair of campfire socks. The clear material makes finding them that much easier. SealLine touts the EcoSee for it’s “eco-friendlier” use of urethane. Urethane has better abrasion-resistance than PVC, is more supple in cold weather, and offers up an improved seal. For comparison’s sake, I went out and got one of the SealLine vinyl See bags. The EcoSee definitely has a softer, more supple feel, and upon first use it was easier to seal and roll up. However, after a few uses, both bags felt equally easy to roll, and appeared to serve their purpose equally well.

Bottom Line: If using an “eco-friendlier” bag helps you sleep a little bit better at night, go ahead and throw down a few more bones for the EcoSee, but either way you can rest assured you’re going to show up to camp with dry gear.

Written by Emily

Photos by Dan