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500D is published, the way the top shuts is not

Unigear 500D PVC dry bag, six sizes from 2 to 40 litres

One of only two bags here to publish a denier, and one that describes its buckle, its D-rings and its phone pocket without ever saying how the top itself is closed.

Unigear PVC dry bag with shoulder strap and reinforced D-rings

Unigear 500D PVC dry bag, six sizes from 2 to 40 litres

One of only two bags here to publish a denier, and one that describes its buckle, its D-rings and its phone pocket without ever saying how the top itself is closed.

Stated volume
Six sizes offered — 2, 5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 litres, stated, with the maker suggesting 2 to 10 litres for boating and fishing, 20 to 30 for cycling, camping and the beach, and 40 for longer trips
Fabric
PVC — stated as scratch-resistant, tear-resistant and waterproof
Denier
500D — stated
Coating
Not published on the listing — PVC is named as the material itself rather than as a coating over a woven base, and no chemistry is named on top of it
Seam construction
Not published on the listing
Closure type
Not published on the listing — the maker describes an optimised buckle shape and material and says it outlasts ordinary buckles, and never says how the top is folded before the buckle clips
Stated water rating
Not published on the listing — waterproof is used as a word, with no standard, no ingress rating and no water column figure behind it
Weight
Not published on the listing
Purge valve
Not published on the listing
Amazon reference
B07FF15KHL (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
0705169076681
  • Publishes a denier, which only one other bag on this shelf does
  • Reinforced D-rings at both the top and the base, with the lower one described as taking the greater load
  • The closure is never named, so the roll count that makes a seal cannot be checked

Best for: A boat, a beach or a bike pannier where a stated fabric weight matters more than a stated seal.

≈ 9 €
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Specifications

Stated volume
Six sizes offered — 2, 5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 litres, stated, with the maker suggesting 2 to 10 litres for boating and fishing, 20 to 30 for cycling, camping and the beach, and 40 for longer trips
Fabric
PVC — stated as scratch-resistant, tear-resistant and waterproof
Denier
500D — stated
Coating
Not published on the listing — PVC is named as the material itself rather than as a coating over a woven base, and no chemistry is named on top of it
Seam construction
Not published on the listing
Closure type
Not published on the listing — the maker describes an optimised buckle shape and material and says it outlasts ordinary buckles, and never says how the top is folded before the buckle clips
Stated water rating
Not published on the listing — waterproof is used as a word, with no standard, no ingress rating and no water column figure behind it
Weight
Not published on the listing
Purge valve
Not published on the listing
Amazon reference
B07FF15KHL (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
0705169076681

What this listing puts on record

A waterproof bag in 500D PVC described as scratch-resistant, tear-resistant and stable, offered in 2, 5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 litres, with an optimised buckle the maker says outlasts ordinary ones, a D-ring at the top and a reinforced D-ring at the base, a strap arrangement that changes with size, and a waterproof phone pocket for handsets up to six inches in every size.

The fabric is specified and the seal is not

500D PVC. Two of the seven bags on this shelf publish a denier and this is one of them, so the fabric side of the sheet is better filled here than the family average.

Then read the closure line, because that is where a dry bag either works or does not. The listing praises the buckle — its shape, its material, its life against ordinary buckles — and never says what the buckle closes over. A roll-top seals on the fold, not on the clip. Nothing here tells you how many turns the maker intends, and nothing here names a seam treatment either.

What the D-rings are actually for

The base ring is the detail worth reading twice: the maker states it is specially reinforced and its load area enlarged, so that carrying the bag by it is easier. That is a straps-and-handling claim rather than a waterproofing one, and it is consistent with what the rest of the sheet is about — this listing is far more interested in how the bag is carried than in how it seals.

The largest size is a different product

Read the strap bullet carefully. A single strap at 2, 5, 10 and 20 litres; removable double-padded straps at 30; double straps in rucksack style at 40. This site covers what you pack and not what you wear, so the top size sits outside its scope on the maker’s own description. The smaller sizes are stuff sacks and are what this page is about.

Before ordering

Pick the size from the maker’s own list and then decide whether an unnamed closure is acceptable for what is going inside. For a towel it plainly is; for anything that must not get wet, a bag that publishes its roll count is telling you more.

Availability

Selling between 9 € and 12 € across the German and Italian Amazon stores when this page was checked.

The French and Spanish Amazon price sits more than 1.6× above the cheapest store. That gap usually means a reshipper rather than a local seller, so those listings are kept out of the range above.

Catalogued on the British Amazon store with nobody selling it: the reference is there, the offer is not.

Nothing came back from the American Amazon store, so the buy link there opens a local search instead of a page that is not there.

Every figure in this section is what Keepa returned on the day this page was last updated. Prices and offers change without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 6 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

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