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is the Eagle Industries Patrol Pack water resistant??.
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MelancholyMutt
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No bag is truly water resistant in anything but light rain save for diving bags and the such. even coated nylon loses its resistance with a little wear and tear. If you must keep the contents dry, look into a bag liner or a plastic bag to line the inside of your pack.
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When brand new, they're pretty water resistant...but after you use them, they lose their resistance. Both the large and regular Becker packs are built extremely tough. Not as svelte as some of the newer civilian packs or modular as some of the new military packs, but it works. I usually use a pack cover if it really starts raining with any pack I use.
ROCK6
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You can test the water resistance pretty easily. Stuff the pack with towels, put it under the shower, and run the cold water. See if any towels get wet after the test and let the pack air dry afterwards. It doesn't hurt the pack at all, but be sure to dry off the metal hardware first 
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Most commercial Cordura relies on a urethane coating on the inside of the fabric for water resistance. Cordura is not 100% waterproof like a plastic sheet is, but will shed a lot of water before it starts seeping in. The coating is worn off if the fabric is repeated flexed or by hard/abrasive objects carried in the pack. In my experience, zippers and seams admit water first. The BPP does not use zippers, but the drain holes will let water in if you're not careful.
Like MM and ROCK6 said, a pack cover will add tremendous rain resistance to any pack.
.Most commercial Cordura relies on a urethane coating on the inside of the fabric for water resistance. Cordura is not 100% waterproof like a plastic sheet is, but will shed a lot of water before it starts seeping in. The coating is worn off if the fabric is repeated flexed or by hard/abrasive objects carried in the pack. In my experience, zippers and seams admit water first. The BPP does not use zippers, but the drain holes will let water in if you're not careful.
Like MM and ROCK6 said, a pack cover will add tremendous rain resistance to any pack.
I don't worry about it.
My pack, a Gregory Day-and-a-half, was water-resistant but now is not. I don't see much difference from before, even living in about 60 inches of rain a year.
The water resistance was always thwarted by putting wet items back in the pack, leaking zippers, puddling at the bottom, etc. Anything not dunkable went into a waterproof bag early on.
The only real issue I have experienced is increased weight from wet gear -- not really a concern with a day pack.
I guess what I am saying is that, even with an uncoated pack, things only get so wet. And, regardless of how waterproof the pack is, the contents won't stay very dry if you use them.
Not worth the worry, IMHO. Get the pack you like.
Scott
My pack, a Gregory Day-and-a-half, was water-resistant but now is not. I don't see much difference from before, even living in about 60 inches of rain a year.
The water resistance was always thwarted by putting wet items back in the pack, leaking zippers, puddling at the bottom, etc. Anything not dunkable went into a waterproof bag early on.
The only real issue I have experienced is increased weight from wet gear -- not really a concern with a day pack.
I guess what I am saying is that, even with an uncoated pack, things only get so wet. And, regardless of how waterproof the pack is, the contents won't stay very dry if you use them.
Not worth the worry, IMHO. Get the pack you like.
Scott
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My advice is to pack/organize your kit in a series of different colored stuff sacks and then put them in your pack. That way you can keep things dry and you don't have to unpack your whole bag when you want something.
Neater, drier, and more efficient! I got the tip from a forumite named Greenjacket - a very wise man!
Neater, drier, and more efficient! I got the tip from a forumite named Greenjacket - a very wise man!