NYCkayaker How Do You Keep Your Cameras Dry?

[rob buchanan]

I just use two ziploc bags with sliders, one inside the other. I usually
don¹t even bother zipping the inner one. I suppose you could stuff a rag in
there, too, to dry your hands with...


On 6/9/07 12:27 PM, "David Walker" <dlwalke at emory.edu> wrote:

> I bought an inexpensive watertight plastic case (~$20) from a local (Atlanta
> local) dive shop.  I think I have also seen them at Boaters World or West
> Marine in the past. Its maybe 9X6X5 inches or so.  My camera (an Olympus
> C5060z) fits inside.  To cushion it from being banged around and to soak up
> any water that might inadvertently leak in, I put some kitchen sponges in all
> around the camera which fit perfectly in this box.  I also glued some
> outfitting foam to the outside so that if I'm rolling or what have you and the
> box, which I would keep in the cockpit in front of me, rolls around, it won't
> bang around.  Anyway, it works great.  I want to get the new sprayskirt that I
> read about in a New Products section of a recent kayak magazine issue which
> has a waterprrof zipper on the deck so you can quickly get to whatever is in
> your cockpit without removing the skirt.
> 
> Dave 
> 
> On Jun 9, 2007, at 7:06 AM, TomBrooklyn wrote:
> 
>> What kind of camera do you use for kayaking, and how do you keep it dry?
>> 
>> I have a Canon A70 I could hopefully use in case anyone has any particular
>> tips for that model.
>> 
>> 
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