| Author | Message | ||
     Leigh Mikolajczyk (Leigh_m) Member Username: Leigh_m Post Number: 51 Registered: 01-2004 |
Does anyone make a water proof duffle you could throw on a roof rack. | ||
| michael burt (Mikeyb) Senior Member Username: Mikeyb Post Number: 675 Registered: 03-2002 |
quite a few people... http://www.nrsweb.com/services/catalog.asp http://www.rei.com/rei/gearshop/index.jsp?specialty_shop=Paddling&stat=side_4 have fun shopping... | ||
| Jamie (Rover_puppy) Senior Member Username: Rover_puppy Post Number: 1024 Registered: 05-2003 |
I'm addicted to Pelicans. Even better than being waterproof, they take lots of abuse, never have to worry about the contents. It's nice to be able to just open and close the lid, no more stuffing things into a duffle. Many supposedly waterproof duffles leak. I've heard that Cabella's are pretty good, but I've never tried one. Good Luck, Jamie | ||
| Jaime (Blueboy) Senior Member Username: Blueboy Post Number: 918 Registered: 02-2002 |
like Jamie, I like the birds on the rack - however - I have what I think is called a Kangroo brand body bag topper which has served me very well against the elements with crap inside and in a nice wind slicing angle on the topper. check out LLBean or the Kangroo site. Jaime  | ||
| Nick Bowerman (Nickb857) New Member Username: Nickb857 Post Number: 23 Registered: 12-2003 |
I know that The North Face used to make waterproof duffles, but i dont know about them still. More companies are making more waterproof bags but they arnt cheap. I would be sure to get a bag with a waterproof zipper too. Nick | ||
| Sergei Rodionov (Uzbad) Senior Member Username: Uzbad Post Number: 357 Registered: 08-2003 |
Thats what tarp is for  I am just normally stuffing rack and then covering it all with tarp, and then pressing it with raingler net. That way its all nice and i dont have to worry about dust/sun/water or lovely birdy presents Tarp is handy thing by all means anyway (unloading in rain, unloadin when its all wet around, or windy, or just suspected to spiders ), and cost you pretty much nothing. | ||
| Jeff Mclaird (Granitedisco) Senior Member Username: Granitedisco Post Number: 261 Registered: 08-2003 |
Much as I hate to give a plug for them - I noticed some pretty large duffles in wal-mart designed for canoeing/rafting. If you can get over the luminous yellow color they are waterproof and very reasonably priced. Jeff | ||
| inceiptiant spin (Chrisseries1) New Member Username: Chrisseries1 Post Number: 33 Registered: 03-2004 |
ya check out the rubberized rafting packs. they are water proof , dunk proof. they fold along seams and then buckel up. they are used on every white water trip by the pros. or if you want some thing custom look into marine applications. they make all sorts of things for sail baots and power boats | ||
| Rich Lee (Rich_lee) New Member Username: Rich_lee Post Number: 25 Registered: 02-2003 |
Leigh I have a pair of Seal Line portage pack/duffels. I have used them since my Everest trip in 1999. They are big (about 7000 cubic inch) and have stayed watertight on my roofrack in downpours and blizzards at speeds of at least 80 mph. They roll up snugly when empty and can be carried on your back. I've done this once, about 80lbs over 3 miles of mildly hilly terrain. I was miserable, and the carry would have been impossible without a "trumpline" (a load carrying strap across your forehead). Of course, a 15 year old Nepal Sherpa can carry the same load with a smile on his face, at 16,000 feet, wearing flip-flops! Anyway, the bags are big, durable, cheap (about $70) and Versitile (nothing better for carring a weeks worth dirty laundry on the trip home). Although nowhere near as easy to access or protective as a Pelican case, they are unattractive to both thieves and customs agents (I've never been asked to empty one). They are my main luggage for all overseas trips and have been used every time I carry something on the roof of the Rover . Good luck Rich | ||
| Chris Nuzum (Cnuzum) Member Username: Cnuzum Post Number: 116 Registered: 02-2003 |
The North Face water bags are called "Water Duffalos". Really good bags. The Seal Line bags are usually a "heavier duty version" compared to the North Face. If you get a waterproof bag like either of these brands, be sure to "burp" the bag, which lets the air out of the bag before you roll it up, this relieves stress on the seams and prevents the bag from opening/ripping if something were to fall on it or or put sudden pressure on it. Pelican or Otter boxes are really the way to go for something on the roof thoguh. Chris | ||
| Ray Wallace (Rayd2) Member Username: Rayd2 Post Number: 54 Registered: 05-2003 |
Leigh, Rich Lee is sure correct about the Seal Line bags. Bomb proof! Durable as hell, extremely waterproof, and remember to burp any bag as suggested above to make them even more compact and lessen the internal stress. Ray | ||
| Leigh Mikolajczyk (Leigh_m) Member Username: Leigh_m Post Number: 101 Registered: 01-2004 |
Thanks all for the advice. The rack has finally arrived and I have been looking for the portage bag that Rich refered to and have not been able to find that specific bag especially not for 70 bucks. Does anyone know of a good place to find these bags besides direct from seal line? Leigh | ||
| Trey Burns (T_burns) Member Username: T_burns Post Number: 46 Registered: 02-2004 |
A guy in our local Rover club uses these http://www.offshorediver.com/vendors/lse/tuffbag.htm he has been very happy with them. | ||
| Lance Doyle (Discokayaker) New Member Username: Discokayaker Post Number: 38 Registered: 11-2003 |
Best dry bags on the market http://www.altrec.com/shop/brand/watershed/134/ Lance | ||
| Ray Wallace (Rayd2) Member Username: Rayd2 Post Number: 65 Registered: 05-2003 |
REI usually has the best prices: http://www.rei.com/online/store/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=40000008000&langId=-1& storeId=8000&categoryId=4501503 Hell of a variety, and the 10% rebate is nice too. | ||
| Leigh Mikolajczyk (Leigh_m) Member Username: Leigh_m Post Number: 103 Registered: 01-2004 |
I actually have some rebate from last year to spend so that may work out well. |
