I’ve been looking for a simple solution to keep my wallet, phone, and Bluetooth headset dry and secure while I’m swimming, but every waterproof bag was either very tiny, very difficult to open and push things into because of the tacky plastic coating, or expensive and only useful for one purpose.
After scoping out the options at sports stores, I realized I already had a very strong, lightweight polyester day bag so I went bought a large round screw-top container with a rubber gasket and I was done.
easy to put everything in and take everything out, very good seal.
Took it into some crashing waves for an hour with my phone, wallet, and t-shirt inside(and some tissue papers so that I could periodically check if any water was getting in) and the thing works like a charm.
Bonus buoyancy means I can use the container as a small pillow while floating
The water was pretty busy today, but I’ll definitely have to try floating again, the neck pillow was very comfortable during the short test runs i was allowed.
I’ve done a lot of river, float, and swim trips and never had an issue with dry bags
Nice solution when in a pinch though
nice. I’ve watched several surface water sports review videos now at the urging of kayakers and think the waterproof dry bags work perfectly in those situations.
at the beach, i do feel more comfortable with a strong rubber seal in the face of waves, sand and extended submersion, plus the tupperware is perfectly sized for beach essentials and the odd bits and bobs.