[pct-l] Waterproof Pack

[Bill Burge]

I have seen waterproof packs.

Nothing any of us would want to carry!  Basically a large heavy dry  
bag with shoulder straps.

Bill Burge
Typoed on my iPhone!

On Feb 6, 2010, at 11:45 PM, Stephen Adams <reddirt2 at earthlink.net>  
wrote:

> I haven't  tried compactor bags, but I have been using trash bags  
> for years and with very satisfactory results, and I often carry  
> camera gear.  As far as I know, but I don't know much, there is no  
> such thing as a water proof pack.   Too many seams and stitching.  A  
> lot of pack manufacturers claim water proof materials etc, but don't  
> be fooled, it's a pipe dream.  Trash bags have no seams, and you  
> just roll the top over, done.  As  side note, I keep a few things in  
> zip locks that can be tossed on top of the trash bag contents and  
> thus no worries but handy.  If I expect rain, or it starts raining,  
> or I am crossing a sketchy creek where I might take a dip, I re-pack  
> for water contact and that 's that...
> That help?
> On Feb 6, 2010, at 11:20 PM, Bill Burge wrote:
>
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>> The general consensus is a trash compactor bag.
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>> http://pics.Drugstore.com/prodimg/189937/200.JPG
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>> put the contents of your bag, in a bag...  ;-)
>>
>> BillB
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