----- Original Message ----- From: "allaha" <allaha_at_earthlink.net> > To the dry bag question plaguing us at the moment: > > Got Seattle Sports brand, Hydro Venture Glacier Clear Dry Bags, small & > medium sizes. Filled them about 1/3 with emergency fleece clothing in case > of dunking, rest of space air. About 1/2 hour after sealing, air has > deflated _at_ 50%. Bags limp squishy soft -- won't stuff as tightly into bow & > stern spaces for max floatation. > > Is this quick air deflation normal? ??? > > Bought them for dual purpose: floatation and keeping gear dry. > > Wondering if the brand is bad (sold at REI & Andy + Bax in Portland, Oregon) > or if all dry bags do this? Have filled many times to test; always deflate > within 1 hour. Seattle Sports is not a bad brand. I have several of their dry bags and they do not deflate as you are experiencing. Perhaps it is how you are using them. The general technique is to do fold toward the seam if there is one with you folding the stiffer material (usually black plastic like band) so that it clamps down the dry bag material. Run your fingers across the black plastic stiffner material to make certain the fold is flat. Then double over at least 2 more times, each time flatting out material as best you can. You can even go for a 3rd fold. At this point, you will have quite a bit of air trapped in the bag along with your stored gear. Now hug the bag and see if you can burp any air out of it. If the bag deflates as you hug it, it is losing air. A dry bag should be able to withstand that burping test. My Seattle Sports dry bags pass that test. Mine are not the clear type (which would be vinyle) but rather coated nylon. The best dry bags I ever ran across (and I have several) were Bone Dry. I don't believe they are still made. With the first fold, you could not burp air out of them and the rest of the folds just made the seal tighter. Most dry bags will seep air after the first fold if you try to burp them. ralph diaz-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Feb 21 2003 - 13:13:40 PST
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