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For a while I was giving them away because I was getting (nonhazardous) samples shipped to me in them. I actually called the SafTPak company this morn at 1800-814-7484 (they are in central Canada), and their URL is www.saftpak.com. They gave me the number of a local scientific supply house 1800-347-7879 that sells cases of 6 for $111.19, but it might be cheaper to try SafTPak direct. Most scientific supply places will take Visa since the government uses it. Item # is STP104 ("pressure vessel"). This is the sturdiest little container I have ever seen. It handles my medium-sized autofocus with plenty of room to spare. It’s also real hard to find to find anything with an opening over 100 mm. I’ve never done a severe torture test on these, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was waterproof to 30′. I like the sticker on the side "WARNING do not place dry ice inside the vessel" I guess because the pressure buildup would make a pretty serious blast. If you know anyone that works in a clinic, they might throw them out after use, although they are autoclavable for reuse (or disposal). Gregg – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Where could one purchase such a thing? says… The best hardshell container I found so far is made by SafTPak for shipment of blood samples. It’s a 1.5 L jar with a 105 mm I.D., holds my autofocus camera, keys, and wallet easily. The lid has 4 turns of threads and an Oring, probably designed to keep pressure changes from popping the corks on blood sample tubes during freezing at -80 and during plane flights. Also perfect for first aid kits. Gregg
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I’ve used Pelican cases, which are about the most complete protection, but expensive. Re the drybag route; I have special bag offered by Voyageur which has external inflatable walls for protection & flotation, and uses a rod/tube combination to seal the top. It can be opened silently so you don’t scare a moose. It’s bulky, though, and I can carry a Camcorder in it with no problem. Not a kayak sized item either, but it does keep everything dry. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Looking for a dry bag for 35 mm camera. Any recommendations?? Thanks Skip
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Take a drybag along the lines of a SealLine Baja 10 bag. Cut a couple of 7" diameter circles of scrap ensolite and stick them in the bottom. Cut a 10" tall "stovepipe" of scrap ensolite so that it fits snuggly in the drybag, lap the edges an inch or two and glue the edges together. Stuff the "stovepipe" into the drybag. Presto – a padded drybag perfect for a 35mm camera. The stovepipe will help fill the bag to its proper cinchdown point and at the same time help keep it open to access your camera. Coincidentally, I perfromed an immersion test on this homemade camera bag this weekend. Took the camera out, filled the bag with tissue paper, rolled the top over 4 times and held it @ 1" under water. At first tiny air bubbles stream out of the top; these seem to be coming out of the cinch down folds and not out of the bag interior. I had to hold the bag underwater for quite a while and alternately squeeze and release it to get any water into the bag itself. Cheap, easy and effective. And after the immersion test I trust it with my Nikon.
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Hi All: Pelican Boxes are still the standard for waterproof, crushproof protection. A low cost, low tech alternative is a 30cal or 50cal ammo box padded with foam. These have a rubber gasket, and are waterproof. Brian D
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Hi All: low tech alternative is a 30cal or 50cal ammo box padded with foam. These have a rubber gasket, and are waterproof.
Ammo boxes are noisy as hell when you’re opening or closing them, or when they’re bouncing around in your boat, so if your interest is in nature photography you might want to consider a quieter dry storage system, or resign yourself to photographing flora…or really slow fauna (snails, clams, roadkill).
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The best hardshell container I found so far is made by SafTPak for shipment of blood samples. It’s a 1.5 L jar with a 105 mm I.D., holds my autofocus camera, keys, and wallet easily. The lid has 4 turns of threads and an Oring, probably designed to keep pressure changes from popping the corks on blood sample tubes during freezing at -80 and during plane flights. Also perfect for first aid kits. Gregg
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Where could one purchase such a thing? says… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -The best hardshell container I found so far is made by SafTPak for shipment of blood samples. It’s a 1.5 L jar with a 105 mm I.D., holds my autofocus camera, keys, and wallet easily. The lid has 4 turns of threads and an Oring, probably designed to keep pressure changes from popping the corks on blood sample tubes during freezing at -80 and during plane flights. Also perfect for first aid kits. Gregg
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When I was buying a lot of photography equipment, I purchased much of it from an outfit called Adorama. They are online. I always got good service from them. I recall them haveing drybags that would be ideal for kayaking.
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Looking for a dry bag for 35 mm camera. Any recommendations?? Thanks Skip —
What style camera? Pocket autofocus or giant zoom? G.
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Looking for a dry bag for 35 mm camera. Any recommendations?? Thanks Skip
I posted the following a month or so ago: If you want a really high quality drybag, there is only one way to go: a Watershed bag (formerly Man of Rubber). Watershed recently moved to Asheville, has their manufacturing facility back on line, and is once again turning out great bags. If you want to know where their closest dealer is, call them. Their numbers are 828-252-7111 and 800-811-8607.
Even with a Watershed bag I’d still use a second waterproof layer for backup — a Tupperware container or a heavy ziplock bag or an inexpensive waterproof bag. — Chris
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Looking for a dry bag for 35 mm camera. Any recommendations?? Thanks Skip — * * * * * * * * * * * * Skip Summer From somewhere in the Huron River, * * * * * * * * * * * *
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Looking for a dry bag for 35 mm camera. Any recommendations?? Thanks Skip — * * * * * * * * * * * * Skip Summer From somewhere in the Huron River, * * * * * * * * * * * *
When I was buying a lot of photography equipment, I purchased much of it from an outfit called Adorama. They are online. I always got good service from them. I recall them haveing drybags that would be ideal for kayaking. Mike Smith
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The best thing to keep your camera safe is a proper waterproof hard shell camera case,or at least put your camera in a hard tupperware container etc. inside a drybag. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Looking for a dry bag for 35 mm camera. Any recommendations?? Thanks Skip — * * * * * * * * * * * * Skip Summer From somewhere in the Huron River, * * * * * * * * * * * *
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