Few things things say “canoe trip” more than a dry bag. Well, I guess a paddle and a canoe can say canoe trip a little better, but for me, its a dry bag. They have many uses, come in many fun colours and sizes, and best of all, they are relatively inexpensive.
Dry bags are just bags coated in a water proof material, and sealed my rolling one end of the bag up. the two side of the rolled ends clip together, and voila, the bag is water tight. The bag can be completely submerged and the contents will be bone dry. A good bag will always keep the water out, even at higher pressures (greater depths). Good bags are made of a 200-denier polyurethane-coated nylon. Make sure its at least 200-denier material. The higher that number, the tougher the bag.
The bags also float if the stuff in them is less dense than water. They can be blown up and clipped to the canoe to help it stay afloat (if it isn’t one of those fancy never-sink ones), or, after being blow up, you can smack about your fellow adventurers Nothing says “I’m glad you came on this trip with me” than an inflated dry bag upside the head!
They also make excellent pillows. I stuff mine with a few clothing items, or if all my stuff is either being worn or dried, I just blow it up a bit.
The dry bag. Don’t go tripping without at least one.
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