RE: [Paddlewise] VHF water proof bags

Peter wrote:
When you use the dry bag do you have to take the VHF out of the bag or is it
transparent and flexible enough to let you operate the switches through the
fabric? Also could you give some more detail on the drawstring and fixing
method?

Peter,

Although the dry bag is not as flexible as the AquaPaks, you can still use
the radio while it is in the bag. It's fairly easy to work that way. You do
lose a little volume and for those of us who wear hearing aids on shore,
that is a bit of a problem.

As far as attaching the drybag to the pfd, I use a loop of cord that I have
run through a plastic spring loaded "clip lock". Then I just lay the loop
behind the shoulder strap and loop the drybag and radio through the loop so
that I have what looks like a half hitch tied around the shoulder strap. By
pulling on the radio while pushing the clip lock open, the slack pulls
through and the radio is now on a two foot tether. When done using the
radio, either just let it sit there on your deck or take up the slack and
have it tethered pretty high up on your pfd.

I also have a piece of bungie cord that I've run behind the pocket of my pfd
so that it can be used to keep the radio from flying around while rolling,
etc. Wish I had some pictures to send you but unfortunately, I don't. I'll
see if I can get some time to take some.

Steve Holtzman
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