The bag works well for what I need it for, which is to hold my snorkel equipment and allow any sand to fall out of the bag. It also allows anything that still may be wet to continue to dry out. My only disappointment in the bag is that the cord on the draw string is extremely long and doesn't allow you to carry it "backpack style" like it's advertised. Easily remedied though, by tieing up the strings at the bottom on both sides. Just don't have too much weight in the bags though, or the cords begin to dig into your shoulders if you have a long walk and can become uncomfortable. 3 stars