Shiny, super light, and very strong. This is a total overkill of technical fabric and will be a joy to use. The fabric used here costs more than the bags price (may be exaggerating). The forest fabric may pucker when wet, thats just a charming feature because the nylon reacts to moisture differently than the UHMWPE yarns do so you have two different materials in the fabric acting two different ways. Call it "character". V neat bag.