Waterproof Bags

The weather is supposed to be wet in August on the North Slope. In fact, it could be very wet. One thing for certain: we will get from one place to another in a raft. There is a lot of water around rafts and that water can get inside the raft, where the gear bags are. Wet gear makes for a big mess and can be downright dangerous. I wanted to get as "bombproof" a main bag as I could find and I am very please I found Watershed Dry Bags. I ordered up the 105L Colorado duffle model in "Foliage". (There's more, and a video demo here. ) You can see similar one here on their web site:

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I have an Ortlieb Velocity waterproof messenger bag, PVC coated, with a roll top that I've used back and forth to UMN. I'll use that for my "day pack" and it should do well. The only thing missing is some lashing points for wet rain gear if the nozzle in the sky turns on, and then turns off, before the hike ends.

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Finally, I have an Ortlieb waterproof hip pack with a TIZIP (tizip_waterseal.jpg) and a camera insert. This will be in front, on my belly instead of my "hip" or "fanny", if I take my Canon DSLR along.

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:)