Dry belt pouches

[Quixoticgeek]

Does anyone make dry bags with belt loops so you can carry them on your belt? Am after something in the 1-4L range.

Cheers

J

 

[Tonyuk]

You might be better off buying something like a webbing pouch then putting the dry bag in it. Lightweight dry bags aren't that durable in my opinion and i wouldn't think one would survive well hanging from a belt, but you never know

 

[User3326]

Something like this maybe? No idea where you'd get one from though.
http://www.rongdun.com/waterproof-w...imming-pack-waterproof-waist-pack-leisure.htm

 

[User3326]

You could also make a webbing harness for an alpkit airlok xtra 3l dry bag. Utilising the reinforced attachment points like so.

Excuse the crude ms paint diagram. Could also double strap it using the other 2 attachment points but there's no point really.

 

[mountainm]

I think most first aid kit belt pouches are waterproof?

 

[mountainm]

Or there's this http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00...belt+pouch&dpPl=1&dpID=41tcTX1vqQL&ref=plSrch

 

[sandbender]

"..Does anyone make dry bags with belt loops so you can carry them on your belt? Am after something in the 1-4L range..."

How waterproof does it need to be?

Most waterproof 'pouches' seem geared up for nothing much more than iphone/wallet storage, they are also a pain to get things in and out of.

If you find a suitable tough pouch, sticking your stuff into a B&Q rubble bag and then rolling and folding the whole thing down to a size that'll fit in that pouch will keep the contents dry for a longish time in the water.

As a bonus you also end up with a rubble bag in your belt kit.

This has worked for me on my travels to far away (and wet) places.

 

[vestlenning]

+1 for a suitable pouch and than some waterproof stuff wrapped around what you put in there.

 

[Jared]

Watershed's smallest waist pack is 6l

http://drybags.com/mm5/merchant.mvc...uct_Code=12202-ZD&Category_Code=UtilityLiners


Have seen another manufacturer make waterproof molle pouches, but can't remember who it was

Edit: It was this...

http://www.smithfly.net/2014/09/20/digi-pouch/

 

[Quixoticgeek]

Please forgive the thread Necromancy and the fact I'm kinda answering my own question here.

Something like this maybe? No idea where you'd get one from though.
http://www.rongdun.com/waterproof-w...imming-pack-waterproof-waist-pack-leisure.htm

To my eye, it looks like those pouches may be rebranded by a few other companies, most specifically: GUL.

https://www.watersportswarehouse.co...es/gul-performance-1-5l-dry-bags-1005698.html

Have seen another manufacturer make waterproof molle pouches, but can't remember who it was

Edit: It was this...

http://www.smithfly.net/2014/09/20/digi-pouch/

They've updated their website and moved the page to:

http://www.smithfly.net/collections/pouches/products/digi-pouch

That looks really nice, would be perfect in fact. But at $60 it's not a cheap item...

Cheers

J

 

[oldtimer]

I'm with Tonyuk (post 2 ). I feel that the pouches in the links are too limited in their application and lack flexibility in use.

I've come to the conclusion that a waterproof dry-bag inside a pouch is the best solution. I have noticed from youe recent (very interesting posts ) that you are going down the belt kit route. I have been trying to do this for years since before reading Cody Lundin's take on waist packs. I use a old 1litre size pouch I picked up in a mountain equipment shop many years ago and line it with an Exped dry bag. Only those things needing to be kept dry go in the inner bag, leaving space for other odds and ends such as keys to go in the pouch too. Then I don't have to unroll the pouch every time I need something. My belt is really a Macpac Module of about 7 lts. Inside is my bits and bobs in a larger exped bag, 'phone in a roll up plastic cover and FAK in another exped. Other loose kit is clipped to a carabiner inside this pouch readily accessible from the large top zipper. The belt section has navigation pouch, waterbottle in a pouch and room for any other bit eg knife or bino pouch threaded on.

Having said all this, I am currently experimenting going back to a small backpack into which the above mentioned dry bags go. This goes complete into my large pack on trek.

PS I'm enjoying your videos and learning a lot as my Pyrennean patch has much in common with your mountains. My wife is envious of your Loden coat. She has a big formal one which she loves and likes the look of yours for travelling.

 

[sandbender]

I'm with Tonyuk (post 2 ). I feel that the pouches in the links are too limited in their application and lack flexibility in use.

I've come to the conclusion that a waterproof dry-bag inside a pouch is the best solution. I have noticed from youe recent (very interesting posts ) that you are going down the belt kit route. I have been trying to do this for years since before reading Cody Lundin's take on waist packs. I use a old 1litre size pouch I picked up in a mountain equipment shop many years ago and line it with an Exped dry bag. Only those things needing to be kept dry go in the inner bag, leaving space for other odds and ends such as keys to go in the pouch too. Then I don't have to unroll the pouch every time I need something. My belt is really a Macpac Module of about 7 lts. Inside is my bits and bobs in a larger exped bag, 'phone in a roll up plastic cover and FAK in another exped. Other loose kit is clipped to a carabiner inside this pouch readily accessible from the large top zipper. The belt section has navigation pouch, waterbottle in a pouch and room for any other bit eg knife or bino pouch threaded on.

Having said all this, I am currently experimenting going back to a small backpack into which the above mentioned dry bags go. This goes complete into my large pack on trek.

PS I'm enjoying your videos and learning a lot as my Pyrennean patch has much in common with your mountains. My wife is envious of your Loden coat. She has a big formal one which she loves and likes the look of yours for travelling.

That all sounds quite sensible, got any pics?

Also, do you have a link to Cody Lundin's take on waist packs? I think one features in his book (98.6 degrees) but if you have a link to a specific article I'd be curious to read it.

 

[Jared]

They've updated their website and moved the page to:

http://www.smithfly.net/collections/pouches/products/digi-pouch

That looks really nice, would be perfect in fact. But at $60 it's not a cheap item...

Cheers

J

Stumbled across another possible sources. Motorcyclists seem to use them

Example:

http://oxford-products.com/us/products/Aqua-2-Waist-Pack.html (£15 on amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oxford-Aqua...&qid=1436011675&sr=1-2&keywords=Oxford+aqua+2 )
http://oxford-products.com/us/products/Aqua-3-Waist-Pack.html

Probably other motorcycle gear makers too.


Overboard has some too
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Overboard-W...sbs_200_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0Z1QX6FNQSAKYFADP60X

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

http://www.ewetsuits.com/acatalog/dry-bag-bum-bag-waist-pouch.html

This LOMO one would work.

 

[SCOMAN]

Found this?

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/waterproof-belt-bag-id_8128959.html

 

[cranmere]

I can't vouch for the pouches but I've dealt with Watersportswarehouse for dive kit and they were fine to deal with.

 

[21st century pict]

I have nearly always used 5 dry bags, walking or canoeing 4 in my pack "Sleeping bag, Spare Clothes, Bivi bag and FAK, and one small dry bag in my bum bag for my passport, driving licence, phone, memory stick ext, the 3lt Overboard waist bag is going to be my next purchase but I thing for another £10 that LOMO bag looks like it will fit on the belt nicely and will add some flexibility.
I walk and canoe with the same bags, a 35lt pack and a 12lt bum bag with all the handy stuff , I usually clip the bum bag under my seat on the water, walking or canoeing I dump the pack at camp but the bum bags go with me every where, so I can travel light and explore whatever I want but still with some handy kit, even if I just go out for a walk up to the woods or jump in the car to go somewhere foraging the waist pack has every thing I need, but a waterproof bum bag would protect all my small kit.

 

[sandbender]

"...but a waterproof bum bag would protect all my small kit..."

It can be done...

http://www.overboardusa.com/waterproof-waist-pack-yellow.html

...but I'm still inclined to opt for a 'robust bum bag/pouch with waterproofed items inside that.

 

[Laurentius]

I dunno about anything else, but I have gone swimming with a dry bag in a dry bag to keep my valuables dry.

 

[21st century pict]

It can be done...

http://www.overboardusa.com/waterproof-waist-pack-yellow.html

...but I'm still inclined to opt for a 'robust bum bag/pouch with waterproofed items inside that.

Hi Sandbender
The dry bags I use ATM are just your run of the mill economy light weight stuff , I cant find a manufactures name but one has Karrimor printed on the front so OK stuff, The Overboard bags are made from 600D TPU PVC tarpaulin much tougher stuff , the LOMO stuff looks much the same , Most of my kit is waterproof / marine or salt resistant anyway, Polyethylene maps, ChemLights, Benchmade H2O folding dive knife, WP Surefire Torch, Braven BRV1 IPX7 WP, I'm more worried about the lose stuff like the Knife clip and Ferro rod striker etc damaging the bag from the inside. I do a fare bit of coastal camping and foraging " shellfish, seaweed and Samphire manly", walking along the coast below the here cliffs and even the occasionally swim when I get my GMT and BST wrong.

I dunno about anything else, but I have gone swimming with a dry bag in a dry bag to keep my valuables dry.

Hi Laurentius
I know its a bit belt and braces, but I also have my phone and passport in zip-lock bags in my dry bag.