Dry Bags That are Dry
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Topic: Dry Bags That are Dry
Posted By: The NZA
Subject: Dry Bags That are Dry
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2013 at 8:44am
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What dry bags don't suck? Because mine are truly horrible. Are Watershed as great as they claim? |
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Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2013 at 9:55am
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I've had a watershed occoee for 7 years of full time guiding and it's still super dry and in good shape. Spend the extra money and go with the watershed. you won't regret it. ------------- The line will become apparent 978-273-7723 |
Posted By: Ellingferd
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2013 at 10:42am
| I have had two watershed bags for almost 9 years. I have used both of them for 8 years of full time raft guiding as well a lot of travel. Still dry as a bone. There is no better drybag. |
Posted By: PaddleGirl
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2013 at 12:00pm
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i only have one watershed bag - the ocoee, and it's awesome. it's what i pack my sleeping bag in usually because i can't afford for that to get wet. i also use the sea to summit bags and those are fine most of the time for day trip kinds of things... but i would never put anything in there that i need to be absolutely dry. because they leak all the time (not a ton, but a little... never bone dry).
my pelican case has been leaking too, so my first aid kit will now be going in the ocoee for day trips.
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Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2013 at 12:43pm
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with the pelican, typically if you clean out the seal with some soapy water then apply 303 they come back to life. I also think that you can buy new seals from pelican if it's totally worn out. I use Pelicans for anything electronic for the impact resistance. ------------- The line will become apparent 978-273-7723 |
Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2013 at 1:58pm
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A friend of mine brought some of the sealine zipper bags on The Grand and had the zippers fail on day 4 of 21. Not sure if this is a problem with all of them, seems like the sand didn't agree with the zips, but they might be a good option. ------------- The line will become apparent 978-273-7723 |
Posted By: The NZA
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2013 at 2:11pm
| Thanks for all the great advice! |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2013 at 2:13pm
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I have 5 watersheds. The Futa's are bomber. The Ocoee and Chat are also amazing. I have a little Yellow one that is not even mine, but I have been holding onto it for the owner around a year now. Of all the bags I have, this is my go to bag. I have seriously beat the crap out of this thing and it still works just great. I use it not because it is a size I don't already have, I always grab this one because it's not mine! Trust me they are worth the extra money, just don't loan them out, because imagine how mad you would be if you found out someone was using it to store fishing bait in...  |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2013 at 3:02pm
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Oh snap, I forgot that was yours... The borax and dye from curing salmon eggs, sardines and prawns made it really hard to read the name on the inside. I will put a few of my kids diapers in it so it doesn't smell like fish, I promise!!!!  PS I gotta growler to fill so I will hit you up when I am figuring out wheres to fill it. |
Posted By: Dale
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2013 at 7:24pm
| Am I the only one who uses a peanut butter jar with a carabiner ducktaped to it? |
Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2013 at 2:52pm
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Yes. Although I know someone who uses commercial size nalgene jars in a similar way. ------------- The line will become apparent 978-273-7723 |
Posted By: Dale
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2013 at 6:13pm
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Yeah, I do use a variety of sizes of Nalgene bottles for various dry purposes.
I tend to use the peanut butter jars for sandwiches and other noncritical stuff. They will leak if they get squeezed or disformed, but sandwiches in baggies and such usually survive well anyway. So far, so good. The main thing I like about these containers is that they are lighter weight than any other container I've come across. I also have a gallon size mayonnaise jar that is a bit tougher and drier and surprising lightweight, compliments of the Goodwill Store, which happens to have weird stuff like that. It is still lighter than any drybag I have. It's my main lunchbox these days. I use a Pelican box for camera equipment. I like the crushproofness of the Pelican boxes. |