Cheap dry bags?

[Oghma]

Hi, all
Just noticed that Aldi are doing cheap(?) 40litre drybags at the moment - £5.99 each and available in orange, yellow and blue.
Has anyone else on here bought any of these, and what do you think? I've risked my arm for 2, but I'm not going to get much of a chance to test them for a couple of weeks. I'll report back when I have done so. I'm not optimistic, although they seem to be well made, because they seem so cheap compared to the Baja bags that I last bought back in the mid 90's... Perhaps I'm just an old git, and times have marched on

Og

 

[ged]

When I looked at them last time they did them (last year some time) they seemed fine, but too big for what I needed. I rolled one up and it seemed to use quite a lot of the volume of the bag just to make the seal.

They were plain PVC, quite heavy material but I didn't think they'd be as robust as the Ortlieb bags. I thought if they got pierced or cut there might be nothing much in the way of the hole getting bigger, but I'd have thought a bit of that super-stick tape kept handy just in case would see to that if it did turn out to be a problem.

I think they might have been a bit more money last year, but not a lot. As I recall there were two colours, yellow and red. You can't really go far wrong for six quid, can you?

 

[Oghma]

These sound like a better deal than last year's model, then, ged - although they are pretty big at 44litre - as they're PVC laminated polyester with welded seams. They're branded 'Crane', but the labels says they're produced in China for Aldi... As you say, probably not as robust as the Ortleibs, but OK for occasional use. Testing will tell

Just had a quick shufti, and they are about 33" circumference, making them just over 2ft long (circular base) before you roll the top down. I'll measure them properly in the morning.

 

[Teepee]

They seem pretty robust - as good as the heavy duty Lomo bags and thicker than my Ortlieb. Can't go wrong with them.

The downside is a lack of carrying straps, but the seal is very good-its the best of all my drybags.

Are they back in?

 

[Oghma]

They seem pretty robust - as good as the heavy duty Lomo bags and thicker than my Ortlieb. Can't go wrong with them.

The downside is a lack of carrying straps, but the seal is very good-its the best of all my drybags.

Are they back in?

Yes, I guess that carry straps (or rather, lack of) is a bit of a problem if theres a fair bit of kit in there....

And yes, certainly around here (Lancashire) they're in Aldi right now...

Og

 

[mcniac]

I haven't tried those, but I bought two on dealextreme in 20 and 30 liters, so far are working good, but haven't tried to dump them in water

 

[SI-Den]

Not had any from Aldi but I have had some from Tesco - used them a couple of times and so far so good.

As they were cheap (about £7 for two) I have 'trust' issues with them but used to keep kit separate & tidy in my pack (which has a large bergan liner inside) they work fine

Den

 

[bojit]

I bought 4 a couple of months ago from Aldi , i have been using one 3-4 times a week since then for carrying food and safety gear when i go out in our rib and it has done well keeping everything dry and safe when it is clipped on the back of my seat .

Craig..........

 

[Damascus]

I have 3 of them and the oldest is 5 years old, get used a lot for canoeing a good cheap buy, worth every penny.

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

Og, i have one from last year in my garage if ya wanna look at it

 

[Oghma]

Og, i have one from last year in my garage if ya wanna look at it

Already bought two, Pikey my original post was just to see if anyone ese had any previous experience of them... tbey look as though they might have been a good buy.

Og

 

[kINGPIN]

I'm starting to go down the route of just using rubble sacks now. They are very multi purpose.

 

[rik_uk3]

The Aldi ones are good, Tesco are selling instore packs of two for £7.99, one medium and one large.

 

[spandit]

Larger Tesco one here:

They really hold the air in if you try to roll them straight down so should be pretty waterproof