Ortlieb make a bumbag (or fanny pack on the other side of the pond) which has a drybag-type roll-up closure and is guaranteed waterproof: certainly their drybags made of the same material and design are very effective. That might be an alternative to multi-pocketed PFDs, although I haven't tried it so can't say how comfortable it would be- might need to carry it facing forward and resting on the spray deck. The PFD I have has two large velcro-closing mesh pockets which I do use, but I would not trust them to keep important things safe, never mind dry, in an emergency. Zip pockets might be safer, but zips have a nasty habit of getting stuck just when you are in a hurry. Nick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 03:32 PM 3/21/02 +0000, Nick Reiter wrote: >Ortlieb make a bumbag (or fanny pack on the other side of the pond) which >has a drybag-type roll-up closure and is guaranteed waterproof: certainly >their drybags made of the same material and design are very effective. >That might be an alternative to multi-pocketed PFDs, although I haven't >tried it so can't say how comfortable it would be- might need to carry it >facing forward and resting on the spray deck. I've got something like this but it's not made by Ortlieb (never heard of them). I don't recall the maker offhand. It looks just like a fanny pack (or bumbag) with the roll-up closure with a plastic snap like a drybag. It also has a mesh pocket on the outside. I typically wear it facing forward and it's very comfortable. Like any other drybag it's effectiveness is as only as good as the care one takes when rolling up the closure. As long as I fold the closure over several times tightly the contents of the bag stay dry, even when I'm rolling a lot. I find it very handy for when I'm out paddling and know I'm going to be stopping someplace where I'll need to buy something. I don't need to get into the hatches to dig out a dry bag to get my wallet. I just pull off my sprayskirt and PFD and off I go. The company that makes it has it in at least two different sizes (I've got the smaller one). *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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