Re: [Paddlewise] GPS/Chart Cases

Re:  GPS case:  Aquapac's case works well for me.  Does not leak, and allows
reasonable access to buttons for my simple eTrex.  The closure is clunky and
fussy, but works well.  Sand would wipe out the closure, so you have to be
careful.

Re:  Chart Case:  Those flat ones for the deck do not work for me.  In soupy
conditions, they are likely to get washed off if not securely lashed aboard.
If firmly lashed, it is a hassle to turn them over and re-orient them.  Under
the sprayskirt it is a hassle to get to them ... and maybe not possible in
rough conditions.  Finally, I've owned three of the things, and all leaked at
one point or another.

My solution?  Cut up the chart (I hear the gasps) into folio size (11 x 17
inches) and laminate the chunks.  Put the section(s) you need on deck, under
the bungies.  They stay on better than you would think -- in ten years of
using this method, I have only lost one or two (they sink).  Keep an overall
small-scale chart for orientation and planning, and your other cut-up charts,
in a 3 inch D x 16 inch long flyrod screw-cap case bungied under the deck, in
the knee-tube position.  In calm water, you can shuffle charts in and out of
the fly rod case and reorganize for the next stretch of water.  And, in camp,
all the charts are in one well-protected bundle, handy for planning and
haranguing.

--
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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