Re: [Paddlewise] net vs vinyl bag - was Kahuna - first impressions

From: John March <jsmarch_at_acpub.duke.edu>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 00:58:46 -0400
At 09:23 PM 9/28/2003 -0700, alex wrote of Sealine Baja:
>Manual says "splash-proof" , not water-proof, and I've looked at it in a
>local store. The only access is trhough the zipper on the front vertical
>wall, it is covered with flap, of course it will leak when submerged.

Not even splash proof--waves breaking over the foredeck will result in 
water in the bag.  With the caveat that nothing goes inside that can't get 
wet, the principle virtue of the Baja is that it is easy to access and put 
away stuff unlike bags that are really waterproof.




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