Just following up on my earlier post on keeping your handheld in a dry bag, other folks have reminded us of the need to keep it out of the sun... it is amazing how much moisture there is in your typical sea level atmosphere...and as Steve says a dry bag quickly turns into a greenhouse...same goes for cellphone storage. Put easily replaceable tissue paper on the bottom of the bag; the crystals some people use will not be sufficient. Nor can you tell if the crystals are still absorbing moisture. .. Other thoughts: If I was buying on the American market [which I am not] I would carry TWO handhelds on a coastal expedition..one in a drybag for emergencies, and the other for day-to-day use.. Then I would know I would have backup. Those radios are half the price they were a few years back... Peter Rattenbury Australia *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jun 17 2003 - 14:31:23 PDT
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