Waterproof liner for sabre 45

[Scuba Pete]

Can anyone recommend a water proof bag for a sabre 45? Also something what will fit into the side pockets as well.

I missed the group buy

Thanks

Pete

 

[beachlover]

I have a feeling that tracpac (??) do some. I have the largest one that I used in a Sabre 45 main sack. You are welcome to that one for the postage if you drop me a PM, as it's doing nothing in the bottom of a wardrobe at the moment.

http://www.tracpac.co.uk/

Failing that, a decent rubble bag doesn't do a bad job

 

[C_Claycomb]

It depends how waterproof you want it to be!

I have a MSR Seal Line Seebag, 40l, which is very robust, and very good at keeping kit dry, but it is heavy as hell. I think I would rather have a coated fabric bag, over the clear vinyl, I dont see that being see-through is an advantage to me, and it might be tougher/lighter to use fabric backing. Anyway, I have used it when open canoeing, kit sits in a big puddle in the boat bottom. I also have a 13l Ortileb bag that will fit in a side pocket, that too is a bit on the heavy side, but keeps things very dry.

I have friends that really like the Exped bags, very light weight, but I am not sure I would trust one to keep kit dry if it was sitting in water all day, they feel more like insurance for kit in a hiking pack.

I have actually used heavy gauge plastic bags with some success. Both inside and outside (strapped) to packs. The two problems are ensuring you don't poke a hole in them, and doing a really REALLY good job of rolling the top down. I know they won't keep things as dry as a real roll-top bag, so only use them as insurance, or for stuff that isn't so critical.

http://www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Stuff Sacks/Dry Bags/
isn't much, but is all I can find quickly

 

[Scuba Pete]

I have one of there small bags, there good, and light. I am not playing to be swimming, hehe its mainly against rain. as we get alot in scotland.

Pete

 

[fred gordon]

I use an empty thick plactic bag that the food for my chickens comes in. Completely waterproof and a form of recycling. They fit my sabre 45 perfectly. I've also heard of people using empty fertilizer bags.

 

[gregorach]

Exped 45L Pack Liner for the pack, Exped 13L Fold drybags for the side pockets. Mind, you I haven't subjected them to a proper test yet... All I can say for certain is that they seem to be pretty convincingly airtight. Not as robust as Ortleib bags, but much lighter.

 

[Scuba Pete]

Thanks for the info. I will have a look around.

Bin bags just dont work, heh. I know I could get rubble sacks, but its nice if you can seal the bag over and over.

I have a small exped bag, they are very light and I like the way they close.

Pete