Re: [Paddlewise] GPS case

From: Michael Daly <mikedaly_at_magma.ca>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 12:00:00 -0400
On 12 May 2005 at 22:27, John Kirk-Anderson wrote:

> I have had a bad run with AquaPac cases for my VHF, so don't
> want to go down that track, but I still have their closure clamp.

Of the drybag type cases for electronics that I've seen, the ones 
that impress me the most are the ones made by Voyageur.  They are 
shaped with a boxy, opaque bottom and a clear top with a roll 
closure.  The bottom is padded.

<http://www.voyageur-gear.com/2002_product.php?category=Dry%20
Storage&page=1&filter=B#V122190>

> A modified Otter Box would be an option, but may be a little too
> bulky.

And it won't let you manipulate the buttons without opening.

> Does anyone have experience with gluing fabric, particularly attaching
> clear plastic to fabric? Any advice would be welcome, but products
> will need to be generic, due to different markets/suppliers.

No personal experience, but clear vinyl can be heat sealed.  A 
paddling friend of Amie's has made a chart case out of two layers of 
clear vinyl and just heated the seams together with an iron.  Not 
sure of the temperature.  If the temps are compatible, you could get 
heat-sealable fabric and heat the clear vinyl and opaque fabric 
together.  Sounds like experiments are in order.

Mike
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