So who can recommend a waterproof day-pack to keep my gadgets safe?
Oct 20, 2017, 12:48 am
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So who can recommend a waterproof day-pack to keep my gadgets safe?
My small (15L) rucksack is currently drying out at home. Fortunately, I wasn't in the torrential rain long enough to risk losing anything. When I did a search on Amazon, for waterproof day-packs, one of the first options it came up with was the bag I already own (see the bit about it drying out, above).... I'm after a 20L bag. The more compartments, the better, I think (the existing bag just has one, and it's barely big enough for a phone).
Oct 20, 2017, 8:48 am
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I haven't used it myself, but I've heard good things about this:
https://matadorup.com/products/matad...nt=14239811014
https://matadorup.com/products/matad...nt=14239811014
Oct 20, 2017, 10:31 am
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The subject of backpacks is often discussed in the "Travel Products" forum here on Flyertalk. I'll move this thread for future indexing purposes.
Oct 21, 2017, 1:06 am
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I'm curious to see what you find. When we traveled to Costa Rica, I realized how wonderful it would be to have a waterproof daypack. My best method still is to put anything electronic into a sealed plastic bag before it goes into the pack.
Oct 21, 2017, 8:02 am
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
At the moment, one of the better bets is looking like a Berghaus Freeflow bag with a built in rain cover (which seems a bit of a faff, having used camera bags with the same arrangement).
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That looks like an alternative to the pelican to toss your equipment overboard. We used them for clothes and bedding for extreme canoeing/kayaking expeditions.