Gelert Kayak Bag Review

Review Score

We've given the Gelert Kayak Bag the Thumbs Up award.

The good

• A big size to take a lot of gear.
• Has been used extensively and is still waterproof.

The not so good

• None really, though a slightly thicker material would provide extra piece of mind.

This was a hands-on product review.

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Our Review

A dry bag (or kayak bag as they're sometimes sold as), are simply a waterproof bag to help keep your stuff dry if you are canoeing or hiking.

We've been using the Gelert Kayak Bag for a few years now and not had any leaks.

Here's our video showing the Gelert Kayak Bag:

As you can see from the video, they are a really simple concept.

We strap ours to the front of our family kayak, and it also goes inside by backpack as an extra waterproof lining - in fact, it is permanently packed as a quick grab bag of useful emergency items for hiking with the family.

Pictures of dry bags usually show a rather solid looking structure that you would think seals shut, probably like a zip lock bag. However, that's not the case.  You simply fold the top over a number of times and clip it together.

This may come as a bit of a surprise if you've not used one of these bags before.

It doesn't sound very waterproof, but our dry bag has never let in any water.

Getting a dry bag is certainly a useful investment.

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