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Shocking results!! RAIN TEST! Bellroy venture ready pack 26L
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- Опубліковано 7 тра 2023
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TL;DR - left in rain for 7 minutes, had some water soak through a point in the main compartment's YKK zipper and even through the backpack's outer shell. I’d rate the water resistance a 4 out of 10.
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It's been pretty dry lately but had some rain pass by and thought it was a perfect time to do my first ever water resistance test on a bag - the victim - the new Bellroy Venture Ready Pack 26L.
The quick access pocket fared well, it was a bit damp inside but nothing was soaking wet.
I wouldn't consider this a downpour by any means but it was definitely raining sideways. In fact, the rain was predominantly hitting the right side of the bag which is where the water soaked right through the bag and into the main compartment's "water bottle" pocket where I keep my external battery.
Inside the main compartment, the top zip pocket was soaked. There must've been a weak point in the main compartment's YKK zipper because a significant amount of water got inside and completely soaked that internal top zippered pocket. And no, it wasn't from a gap between the zippers because I had those off to the side.
I had a pouch and deck of cards in there that were soaked.
The laptop compartment was safe, some water got in along the outline of the compartment but my @Nedrelow laptop sleeve was completely dry.
Setting the bag on the ground right away probably caused the water to soak through the bottom which got my snack pouch really wet.
I’d rate the water resistance a 4 out of 10.. it definitely wasn’t raining too hard yet a good amount of water got inside the bag and made the contents inside pretty wet but the laptop compartment stayed dry.
I’ve had bags (peak design every day bag 20L) that withstood a downpour in Amsterdam for longer than 10 minutes while I waited for an Uber. Some water got inside through the seams at the top of that bag, but all of the contents inside were completely dry.
Let me know if you guys found this video helpful!
I’ll have another video of this pack posted soon where I had an issue with the straps.
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Quickly crossing this bag out of my wishlist. Oof.
Hey thanks for watching! It's a great bag..just definitely requires a rain cover.
Huh, lucky I saw this video. Was about to pull the trigger for this Black Friday sale. And the search continues!
Oof, thanks for setting your pack out in the rain so we didn't have to. That's a staggering amount of dampness on the inside of the backpack. I was betting the quick access pocket would be the worst but apparently no. That could ruin some people's electronics real quick. I know this was advertised as an outdoorsy kind of pack but did it mention resistance to water? I can't recall.
Looking forward to your other videos on this!
They did mention water resistant material and zippers. I was also quite surprised the front quick access pocket was relatively dry.. I mean it was damp, but not as wet as the main compartment.
Thanks so much for watching!
Good thing rain covers for bags exist, and are widely available. Still a nice bag, especially at a discount price. Right now you can get one for $200 CAD on sale.
For the price it is unacceptable. Thanks for the test, I will send mine back.
Thanks for watching! What bag are you planning to try next?
Perhaps it will be the portable Daily Plus in green. But the front zip should not be completely rainproof either.
I just bought this bag, looks like I have get a rain cover for the bag off of Amazon or go back to my GR1
Hey thanks for watching! I definitely recommend a rain cover for this one. It’s a killer bag, lightweight too. A bummer it couldn’t withstand the rain.
Cool! Thanks for your video. It's a "valuable" demo for me.
You’re so welcome, thanks for watching!
Could you do a rain test for the Bellroy Venture Backpack 22L, Ranger Green please?
Hey thanks for watching! Dang, I used to have the venture 22L, it was a great bag. Unfortunately I sold it a while back. Check back for similar tests for new releases!
Would love to see the PD travel backpack undergo the same test
Hey, thanks for watching! This is a great idea! I keep forgetting I have that bag, it's just sitting at the bottom of my closet. Will definitely do this one, thanks for the great suggestion!
I've user it under hevay water. Only the Middle of the front mini pocket was a little wet.
@@Chalex-lk1tv thanks for your input! I haven't gotten the chance to put mine out in the rain so I'm glad you're able to share your experience.
Defeats the purpose of aqua guard zippers
I agree, might be more of an aesthetic thing for bellroy 🤷♂️
What’s your current bag of choice??
Not necessarily. I'm sure that much more water would have gotten in through the zippered areas if it did not have the aqua guard zippers.
I echo this issue. Had it happen to me as well. I don’t recall the Venture 22L having this issue. A big drawback for sure.
Hey thanks for watching! It's a shame really..
Did you also have the strap twisting issue? I was willing to look past the poor water resistance and solely use this as a work pack, but the strap issue was driving me crazy, it got stuck while I was at the airport so I had to sling it over one shoulder while going to my gate. It was fully packed out so that really hurt my shoulder 🥴
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@@thegoldenstateconsumer nope, no twisting strap issue. I mean it gets annoying to put it off but that’s because it gets stuck with my watch. Yours seems to twist at the bucks though. Liked and subbed! 👍🏼
Thanks so much!! @@betodrk
Appreciate the effort here!
Does it come with a rain cover?
Thanks for watching! It does not come with a rain cover.
Disappointing for an outdoor pack. I always carry a rain fly for my edc bag for this reason. I’m sure my bags would fail too.
Hey thanks for watching! If you have the time, check out my other rain test videos with an Evergoods and Aer bag, they performed exceptionally well compared to the Bellroy.
My old Aer fit pack 2 was caught in a downpour in Amsterdam and had zero water ingress.
Let me know what other videos you'd like to see!
Thanks for this!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching! Please consider liking and subscribing 😄
Could you show me same test about Tom Bihn Synapse 19?
Thanks for watching! I wish I could buy all the bags to test, but I don't have that much money 😅
thanks for the video
You're welcome, thanks for watching!
Why a keychain is that and why do you have it on?
Its an orbitkey sanitizer holder with an aesop hand sanitizer bottle. I was in a rush to put the bag out in the rain I forgot to remove it lol.
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They'll have to rename it "Bellroy Venture NOT Ready"
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Great looking and well made pack but... For outdoor use in the real world? Simply unacceptable. Although to be fair, they're aren't many light weight packs that can resist water ingress.
Hey thanks for watching! I couldn't agree more. I held on to this bag for as long as I could because I loved the look and weight of the bag.
Unfortunately the poor water resistance wasn't the biggest issue for me, it was the twisting straps!
If you see my bellroy strap issue video ua-cam.com/video/MTVFlCY6nXQ/v-deo.html this would happen quite frequently. So bad actually at a recent trip that I had to use one strap while in line at the airport gate cause I could not get it untangled 🤦🏽♂
@@thegoldenstateconsumer Thanks for the reply. Keep those videos coming
Say no to bellroy
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It's water resistant not waterproof.
Hey thanks for watching!
Agreed! But I’ve been caught in a downpour in my Aer fit pack 2 for more than 10 minutes with zero water ingress. The fit pack 2 also doesn’t have ykk zippers aside from the front compartment.
My coworkers old timbuk2 (no ykk zips at all) also didn’t have any issues with water ingress.
That’s why I wanted to conduct these tests because I think it’s an important feature for some people 😄
Thank You about this test. Would you same test on 'Tom Bihn Synapse 19' ?
Uhh that's no good.
Yeah I've never had this much water get through a bag before. I've been caught in downpours for much longer with my PD everyday backpack and AER fit pack 2 and never had any issues.
Let me know if you have any bags in mind that you'd like to see go through this test!
Thanks for watching!
@@thegoldenstateconsumer Hi there , i really like these kinds of water test which give us a clear picture on how exactly the "Water resistent" was advertised. Would love to see how these bags holdup to the rain test. (Boundary Supply non X-Pac Errant Pack / Errant Sling / Prima system, Evergoods CTB26)
@@kohweiming536 hey thanks for watching! I'm glad this video is helping people.
Those are really good suggestions! I don't have much disposable income to buy various bags (I wish) but will be looking for a good deal on ebay or reach out to the bag manufacturers for a sample.
Another commenter recommended I do the rain test on the peak design travel backpack which I do still have, so be on the lookout for that video!