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Don Maxwell - Aug 09,2010
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After my last expensive drybag gave up recently, I reassessed plastic baggies at the supermarket and found a new--to me--bag that holds water out almost as well as in. (I had learned painfully and expensively that all previous supermarket bags were useless at keeping water out, but quite good at keeping it in.)<br /><br />If you'd care to risk your fancy electronic equipment (or, as I see it, minimize the risk somewhat), have a look at 'Ziploc Double Zipper Heavy Duty FREEZER QUART BAGS.'<br /><br />They're cheap. And the plastic is just about thick enough, and the double zipper is just about good enough. <br /><br />The real trick, though, is to get out as much air as possible when you zip 'em closed. It's the trapped air that causes them to spring open when under water more than a few inches.<br /><br />Well, okay, the other trick is not to re-use them too many times. As I said, they're cheap.
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Don Maxwell - Aug 09,2010
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Hm. It just occurred to me that it might be helpful to wrap the phone, or whatever, in a paper towel before slipping it into the bag. The paper towel might absorb any small amount of water that gets into the bag before it can get into the phone.
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Frank A. Carr - Aug 09,2010
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Can you purchase Desiccant bags at Costgo?
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Bruce Bennett - Aug 09,2010
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Don, I've always put our cellphones in a freezer quart zip lock bag. Judy
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Frank A. Carr - Aug 09,2010
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Don, I know you got wet once, are you preparing for the next time or is it just routine water ops that require a dry bag?<!-- >'"><br><font color=red size=6>' or > missing in user HTML. Please fix the HTML.</font> -->
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Eric Batterman - Aug 09,2010
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Routine ops. All it takes is a rogue wave or more likely a simple slip on a slimy substratum to send your valuable gear to a damp demise in the dark depths. I always put my wallet and cell phone in a dry bag before flying (this goes in a pocket in my sospenders).
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Bill Fosdick - Aug 09,2010
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Tony G wrote about some dry bags he got at KMart some months ago. I have been using them with great success although I haven't given the same test Don has given his zip lock bags.
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John Robert Dunlop - Aug 09,2010
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Gerhard just happened to bring me this water-tight gizzmo!<p><img src="inline/10113-German_Engineering_.jpg" alt="German-Engineering!"><!-- >'"><br><font color=red size=6>' or > missing in user HTML. Please fix the HTML.</font> -->
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Kenneth Leonard - Aug 09,2010
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Yup - I got a set of three (different sizes) at wal-mart or Dicks sporting or somewhere. Folded the ends like John D shows and held them under water with stuff inside - rattled them, shook and squeezed them under water - everything inside was bone dry. I use the smallest one every time I fly.
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Dave Forster - Aug 18,2010
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Last weekend, Jim Garrett and I flew our SeaRey's down to the Gulf Coast, just north of Galveston island, where we heard rumours of a SeaRey-accessible waterfront restaurant.<br /><br />Jim landed first to test the waters, then I landed behind him and we taxi'd in to a man-made inlet beside the restaurant.<br /><br />Shutting the engine off, the airplane slowly turned into the breeze and drifted back against the sandy shore. The water was only a couple of feet deep, so I was pretty confident with my XL size legs, but a big surprise came when I slipped over the side.<br /><br />I have never experienced mud up to my knees. If it hadn't been underwater, I'm sure there would have been a big sucking sound with each step. Curling my toes to keep the wet shoes from slurping off and holding on to the SeaRey to prevent sinking any further, I waddled and wiggled my way around to firmer and drier ground, but the cellphone in my shorts pocket had drowned. <br /><br />I have learned my lesson. Henceforth, a sealed baggie (tested under water with kleenex in it) will be standard equipment.  <br />
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