Tom wrote, "I'm going to buy a drybag for my VHF radio (HS150S), my cell phone, and some drybags for gear. Someone recently posted in reference to the aquapac. Is that a good bag for radios, phones etc. Are there any other brands that anyone would reccomend I look for... or avoid?" One important thing to consider in VHF drybags is that they will deteriorate in time; you might want to consider getting a new one every year or two if the radio is in frequent use. There is also a small drybox made for cell phones called the "Cell Safe"; it's padded, "O"-ring sealed, and is pretty rugged. You might want to consider carrying the phone in zip-lock sealed sandwich bag inside the box --- cell phones hate water, and even a wet hand can cause problems with them. Dry bags for gear, if they have a good, solid roll-down seal, will keep out rain and water splashed on them, but few will take a dunking without leaking. The very expensive ones --- with a seal resembling a drysuit closing --- are the best for excluding water. Good luck with the 105 --- sounds like a good radio to use if you're going to go with a bag. Please keep us posted on how it works. Jack *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jun 07 2000 - 03:16:28 PDT
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