Re: [Paddlewise] Radio Drybag and GearBags

At 6:15 AM -0400 6/7/00, JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com wrote:
>[SNIP]
>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.
>

I have an Aquapac bag for my GPS and like it. A friend of mine 
usually carries his GPS in his waterproof mapcase which also seems to 
work. For the VHF, the Aquapac bags look ideal as they allow for the 
antenna and allow you to use the knobs. We'll see if I have any luck 
finding one. Cell phones are much easier as everyone seems to be 
making those.

I bought a Cell Safe from REI for about $16US. I have some cord and a 
small 'biner on it and carry it under the bungies on the back deck 
when I am paddling during the week and am supposedly "working". I do 
like taking business calls while floating down the Mississippi ("no, 
that wasn't a Heron squawking in the background, that was the, uh, 
fax machine"). The Cell Safe is about the same size as a water bottle 
and is designed to fit in a bikes water bottle cage and.


-Patrick
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