Small dry pack suggestions?
After my "ziplock bag in a tupperware container" failed this weekend in Orderville. I've been looking for a small dry bag to hold a cell phone and camera. I might even get 2 since I really want to have my camera out pretty often and my cell phone would only be for "emergencies". So I would just drop in into the bottom of my pack and forget about it. Ya it probably wouldn't work in most canyons, but I'm thinking I can get one bar before I find another person most of the time.
I've seen several mentions in other topics but can't find any good ones via the search function. I was thinking of something like these guys but wondered if anyone has some brands they really do or don't like and are willing to share the love with a noob.
http://www.marine-products.com/gear/dry_paks.jsp
If my camera doesn't dry out, I might just buy a waterproof camera this time. But I'm thinking it will survive the small amount of water that got in there while floating down the narrows or jumping in the awesome pools of orderville.
Re: Small dry pack suggestions?
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Originally Posted by deathcricket
I've been looking for a small dry bag to hold a cell phone and camera.
These are the best drybags i've used - the valve allows you to minimize bulk and enhance waterproofness better than any other bag:
http://tinyurl.com/5ehcku
When stuff absolutely positively has to stay dry (think: your down bag in Heaps):
http://tinyurl.com/68wo2q
Re: Small dry pack suggestions?
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Originally Posted by hank moon
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Originally Posted by deathcricket
I've been looking for a small dry bag to hold a cell phone and camera.
These are the best drybags i've used - the valve allows you to minimize bulk and enhance waterproofness better than any other bag:
http://tinyurl.com/5ehcku
When stuff absolutely positively has to stay dry (think: your down bag in Heaps):
http://tinyurl.com/68wo2q
X2, what he said, and ditto.
Re: Small dry pack suggestions?
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Originally Posted by hank moon
These are the best drybags i've used - the valve allows you to minimize bulk and enhance waterproofness better than any other bag:
http://tinyurl.com/5ehcku
A word of caution from personal experience on using these dry bags .....
The POE Pneumo bags are prone to leaking caused by abrasion within your pack. The material is tough, but it won't hold up to the continuous wear caused by hard objects, such as those on your harness.
You won't find big gaping holes in them, just small pinpricks, but if you get too many and the bag deflates, leakage can occur if your pack is submerged. I have used them now for at least 3 years and in various sizes, from 5L to 25L, and they all have the same problem. If you inflate the bag before you go to bed and it is deflated in the morning, you likely have small holes.
But they are easy to find and fix. I inflate the bags and submerge them in a sink or bathtub and look for small streams of bubbles. I then mark the holes with a black Magic Marker and seal them individually with a small dab of neoprene cement/glue. Repeat until there are no more bubbles.
Re: Small dry pack suggestions?
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Originally Posted by skianddive
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Originally Posted by hank moon
These are the best drybags i've used - the valve allows you to minimize bulk and enhance waterproofness better than any other bag:
http://tinyurl.com/5ehcku
A word of caution from personal experience on using these dry bags .....
The POE Pneumo bags are prone to leaking caused by abrasion within your pack. The material is tough, but it won't hold up to the continuous wear caused by hard objects, such as those on your harness.
You won't find big gaping holes in them, just small pinpricks, but if you get too many and the bag deflates, leakage can occur if your pack is submerged. I have used them now for at least 3 years and in various sizes, from 5L to 25L, and they all have the same problem. If you inflate the bag before you go to bed and it is deflated in the morning, you likely have small holes.
But thy are easy to find and fix. I inflate the bags and submerge them in a sink or bathtub and look for small streams of bubbles. I then mark the holes with a black Magic Marker and seal them individually with a small dab of neoprene cement/glue. Repeat until there are no more bubbles.
Huh.... I have never had that happen. Maybe it has but I didn't notice it. I think I will go check the bags I have. Thanks for the tip oh how to check and fix them. :2thumbs:
Re: Small dry pack suggestions?
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Originally Posted by Scott Card
Huh.... I have never had that happen. Maybe it has but I didn't notice it. I think I will go check the bags I have. Thanks for the tip oh how to check and fix them. :2thumbs:
You're welcome - and I kid you not.
BTW, I analyzed this problem because after a canyon trip, I saw that my inflated bags had lost some air. That's when I did the overnight test which confirmed that they were losing it.
Maybe I'll try and take a pic of my favorite 5L bag that contains my first aid kit and is usually found at the bottom of my pack. It looks like an orange with pimples - small black circles with a dab of Clearasil in the middle of each one! :haha: