Originally posted by Sonya Francisco
I checked out the website and the stuff looks very cool and it's not too expensive but let me ask you a couple of questions...
1)How do you know which size is right for like a camcorder?
Depends on the size of your equipment: my 1998 Sony Hi8, my small Nikon APS camera as well as a small wallet, keys etc. easily fit into the "Porter" (model 1971). If you have one of the those cute little current models (the little tiny ditigal ones,) you may be able to use a smaller bag (such as the "Dipper").
2)It looks like the "waterproofing" is similar to a ziploc bag and then the stuff goes into one of their cases for carrying around but the outer case is not waterproof....do I have this right?
Correct: the waterproof internal bag "looks" like a ziploc bag (my wife in fact said "why not just use one of those?") but is made of much tougher 6mm thick plastic (in fact, the web page states it is the same sort of plastic used for children's teething rings) and has a heavy seal which is much tighter than a ziploc. The outside bags are made of tough vinyl, but are designed to support the internal bag, not to be waterproof.
3)Are you saying you actually put your camera/camcorder/cell phone/whatever in this bag and then proceeded to romp around in the pool while wearing this around your neck or waist? I have to believe in the "waterproofness" (sp?) based on what I read on the website however, I would be afraid I would bang it or break it in some other manner. I would think it would be a pain in the neck to carry around while in the water. Especially if you were snorkelling.
O;.K. - while on the Magic, I didn't take the splashcaddy into the water in the pool, I just set it to lower inside of the Goofy pool or the open (and wet) part the Mickey pool where I could keep an eye on it while "romping" with the kids. The bag got continually splashed in those areas.
But let me continue. I've gone down waterslides at several waterparks with that bag sitting in my lap with absolutely no problems. Last August, I rode all the way around Castaway Creek at Typhoon Lagoon several times (with all that water being sprayed on us) with the bag floating along on a tube. I've also floated it around various pools and taken it into ocean waves while wading around with my son. Obviously, I'm not going to "bash" around any bag containing camcorders and cameras, but I have not problem taking equipment into and through water in that bag.
4)You could just buy the bags too couldn't you? Without the case just to keep stuff dry and humidity out while in a spash zone?
You can just buy the internal waterproof bags (many campers do this to store food, not so much to keep it dry as to keep animals from smelling it) but if you plan to walk around with them, the outside vinyl ones support the weight of whatever you are carrying.
And thanks!
