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Keeping them dry – aLOKSAK

Not so long ago you could carry your car keys in your PFD pocket and not have to worry about things like remote central locking, immobiliser coding or anything else. If your key got wet it didn’t really matter. Things are different now.

You therefore have three viable options:

1. Hide the keys on, in, under or near the car. Super risky and the insurance company won’t like it.
2. Carry them in a nice waterproof case in your boat. Good cases are easy to find and it’s easy to store them in your boat. However lose the boat and you’ll lose the keys.
3. Carry them with you.

After finally finding a low bulk waterproof solution that would allow me to carry my keys within my PFD I have went with option 3.

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Exped Cloudburst Dry Bag – Review

The Exped Cloudburst is a roll top dry bag that also has a set of rucksack straps allowing it to be used as a pack.

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Watershed Ocoee Dividers

The Watershed Ocoee dividers are a set of pads that enable you to divide up the padded bag of a Watershed Ocoee.

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Caring For Your Kit – Part II

Dry tops and dry suits as well as other “dry” kit are treated with a DWR finish. DWR stands for Durable Water Repellency. This is the treatment that makes water form as droplets or beads on your kit. When this starts to wear off (which it will) your kit will start to soak up the water. This may not make it through the laminated layers of the fabric but it will comprimise the breathability and effectiveness of your kit. This is known as “wetting out”.

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Peli Case

The favourite of expedition paddlers for many years the Peli range of storage cases have an unrivaled reputation for strength, durability and waterproofness.

The Peli range covers a vast array of possible applications from rifle case to lunch box! However their use as an expedition camera case is where its main use lies and their reputation has been built. The most appropriate sizes to consider for this use are probably the 1200 and 1300 series for cameras and the 1120 for carrying a GoPro and a few accessories.

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Aquapac Whanganui

I’ve had an iPad of one sort or another for a couple of years and have always thought it would make an excellent tool for coaching kayaking. The fact you can video and then have instant play back is very appealing. Obviously the biggest issue is that water and tech don’t mix. Thankfully a Whanganui from Aquapac landed so I could test out my theory.

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Storage – Dry Bags and Stuff Sacks

Over the years I have managed to amass a huge number of dry bags in various different sizes and various different materials. Despite the wide range and variety they have all been purchased with the intention of keeping my kit clean and dry. In most cases the kit I want protected are things that must be kept dry at all costs, for example, spare clothing, mobile phone and car keys. I therefore have a number of “go to” drybags and stuff sacks that I know I can depend upon.

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Contour + 2 – First Look

The UK distributers of Contour products (Ultra Sport Europe) kindly agreed to send me one of the new Contour + 2 cameras for test. Over the last hour or so I have taken a few shots of the camera and have downloaded the apps for both my Mac and iPhone (more on them later).

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Dry Cags – Are they really dry?

I have owned numerous cags, semi-dry cags, dry cags and dry suits over the years. Neoprene seals, latex seals – all have been tried and tested for years and in reality none have ever been 100% dry.

At the end of the day I believe that it’s all relative, if the cag fits right and the seals are constructed or even trimmed to give a good water tight seal you will only ever minimise the chance of water finding its way inside. In some cases the amount of water entering the cag is so small it is virtually dry, but will never be totally dry.

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