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Reviewing the Waterproof PDA or GPS Case

Features

• From TheWaterproofStore.com

• Now you can keep your PDA or your GPS protected from all the elements. And if it is for work, maybe you can even write it off as a business expense! This case even has a spot to hold your PDA stylus. Each DRY PAK case is submersible to 30 feet, and features cam lock clips that hermetically seal out water, sand and dust. The cases are ultrasonically welded to the top clips, so there are no parts to lose. The TPU construction of the case means the case material is 10 times stronger than vinyl and has incredible resistance to hot and cold temperatures.

• Size: 5in wide x 6in high; Will hold a PDA or gps up to 9 inches in maximum circumference, but I have the presumably older model that is only 4 inches wide with a maximum circuference of about 7 inches

• Weight: My 4" x 6" model weighs 45 grams

Includes

• Adjustable neck lanyard & an anodized aluminum carabiner clip

Jack's Take

I've used this on several canoe/kayaking trips, and it's never gotten any water inside yet(and it's been dunked several times). The black lever locks let you know that it's sealed--no need to guess if that "ziplock" seal is really closed. Does the plastic clip weigh a few grams more than one without? Maybe, but I don't want to trust my $300 phone to a "ziplock" baggie--not after having ruined my old phone using a baggie. "Ziplocks" may keep stuff in, but they don't keep water out, at least not in my experience. Now, since I have a Blackberry Curve, I can't use it while it's in this waterproof case, because you can't get the trackball to move through the case, but with a stylus type phone, you are supposed to be able to use your phone. I put my Blackberry in it's leather BB case (to prevent the trackball from being activated), then slid it into the waterproof case. It fits snug (the 5" x 6" model would be a definite improvement here), but I can get the phone out for emergency calls pretty easily (the leather case is left in the waterproof case). If I'm not racing, I'll turn on Google's Latitude, or something more reliable like GPS'd or MyLocation, to work as a personal locator beacon to keep my wife from worrying. The carabiner hole in the yellow clip allows me to easily clip it on the outside of my pack, if I desire, so the GPS signal works better. When I'm done with the trip and back in dry conditions, I just remove the phone, then pull out the leather case.

Some water can gather inside the yellow clip (outside the actual bag that protects the cell phone), so you need to be careful to let that drain out (or open it upside down), so the water does not drain into the bag as you open it.

Update 5/8/2009 Uploaded pictures of my wife's iTouch in the case. The touch screen works flawlessly through the bag, in case you were wondering. You may want to put the phone in with the top of the phone down, so you can lock the screen more easily.

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