Following a spring canoe trip on Northern Ontario's Sand River, Canoe & Kayak Editor-at-large Conor Mihell put four dry storage day-bags to the test, subjecting them to nearly 60 seconds of washing-machine turbulence in a sticky hole. Test subjects (all 10-liter bags) included the following:

Outdoor Research Durable Dry Sack ($24.50)

Seal Line Black Canyon ($27.95)

Outdoor Research Air Purge Compression Sack ($40)

Heavy-duty plastic bag in a stuff sack

— Check out C&K’s Drysuit Stress Test HERE.