Discovery View Dry Bag

I purchased the 5L dry bag as part of acquiring necessary gear to begin backpacking with my girlfriend. I had read several good reviews and decided to take the plunge.While I haven't had the chance to test it in the rain or wet conditions yet, we took a Thanksgiving trip to visit & stay with my girlfriend's grandmother, staying for 2 days in a house that had been chain smoked in since the 1980s. The sort of house you can *smell* the photos taken there. The sort of house where all your clothes need a washing after even the briefest entry thanks to the decades of tar and smoke imbued in the walls, paint, curtains, carpet, and furniture.I kept my clean clothes in this bag. Whenever we would leave I'd simply wait until we got to our new location, take off my cigarette laden clothes, throw them in a trash bag to keep them separate, and take a fresh pair out of the bag.Absolutely no smell. I'd imagine that if they can spend 48+ hours in that kind of environment, anything but the most torrential of showers would be a laughing matter for this dry bag. Will update after a wet field test, but I see myself purchasing additional sizes and duplicates for various uses.

Love it. I always forget what's in which bag, so the model in clear makes it easy. Packed it on a motorcycle trip and it's rugged!

This one seems more plausible than the older one which became brittle at the closure. It looks like they are using better materials on the new one.

Too soft.

I liked the size our this dry bag, and I followed the instructions to the letter, but it's in fact not waterproof after finding my phone submerged in a layer of water in the bag while carrying it in a lagoon. Fortunately, my phone survived (older models definitely would not have) but required drying out the charging port for awhile before being able to charge again. If going on hikes that expose you to water/rain, I suppose this would be a great dry bag. But I would caution against using this in potentially submersed scenarios.