Discover the best waterproof backpacks that are perfect for keeping your gear dry during outdoor travel or daily commutes.

On specs One of the first things the designers of "waterproof" bags often miss focusing on is hardware. Our garage is a graveyard of maimed and/or obliterated backpacks (yes, we're pack rats).

The neutral black colourway of the Aquapac also makes this rucksack work well as a daily commuter bag, although there's no laptop pocket. A dry bag rucksack lives or dies by how waterproof it is ...

The most important factor in a waterproof bag is, of course, how dry it keeps your stuff. The Urban Ex proved reliably waterproof on test, even in torrential downpours – brilliant if you're ...