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Imserba Webstore - ALOKSAK Dry Bags (4 Sizes)
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Manufacturer: Watchful Eye Designs
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Binding: Misc.
Brand: Watchful Eye Designs
EAN: 0757791546940
Feature: The ultimate super lightweight, ultra durable dry bag. Tested and approved by the US Navy
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Label: Watchful Eye Designs
Manufacturer: Watchful Eye Designs
Publisher: Watchful Eye Designs
Studio: Watchful Eye Designs
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The ultimate super lightweight, ultra durable dry bag. Tested and approved by the US Navy
Use for anything your want to keep dry: maps/passports, radios, clothing, food, batteries and gear.
Ziploc closure. Waterproof and dustproof. Submersible beyond 200 ft
Cold rated to -40 degrees Faren. Reusable and recyclable
Volume: 12x12 (350 cu. In.), 9x6 (60 cu. In)
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Editorial Reviews:
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3 packs of either 12" x 12", 9" x 6" or 4.5" x 7" or 2 pack of 16" x 24".
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Summary: Don't buy a 6x9 aLoksak for your Kindle2!
Comment: I bought these directly from the Loksak website where they even have a note saying "NEW! Recommended on the Amazon blog to protect the Kindle reading device." Apparently not the 6x9. The INSIDE width of the 6x9 bag is only 5.25 inches; there's a 3/4 inch edge outside the zipper. The 5 3/8 Kindle 2 won't fit. When I emailed the customer service department saying I thought the product is misrepresented I got a rather terse reply saying it was my fault I had ordered the wrong size. I called to speak to the CS supervisor who got quite nasty with me. I paid just under $6.00 for shipping, and unless I pay to ship them back I'm out of luck. Not at all a pleasant company to deal with.
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Summary: Very waterproof, but they get foggy
Comment: These are a great waterproof bag. I use them in a SplashCaddy map case for adventure racing. If you aren't aware, you will want to remove the printing on the bag with rubbing alcohol before use.
My biggest complaint about the bags is it seems like UV deteriorates the plastic. After a couple years the bags were foggy and hard to read a map through. They were still perfectly waterproof, but no longer useful to read a map.
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Summary: If only they were a wee thicker
Comment: I am a passionate fly fisherman. My avocation takes me all over the world--places where cameras, SAT phones, GPS's and documents all get wet....and ruined.
For years now, I have relied on Aloksak bags (and packets of dessicant) to keep the important stuff dry. At any given time, I have half a dozen on board my flats boat in the Florida Keys.
The bags are all they claim to be. They are the ultimate alternative to Zip Lock freezer bags!
If only the platic was a wee bit thicker!
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Summary: Straight out of the bag
Comment: First off, when you take these bags out of the package you do have to admit they seem solidly built. I will give them that. However, on to the bad news. On the package it says to check for leaks. Fine. I opened up the bag and put a wee bit of air in and sealed the bag. im pretty sure it was sealed because i snapped it all along the seal then ran my fingers down it like 15 times. anyway, i then put the bag in the water and voila! it sealed the air in. no leaks. so then to the stress test. i pressed on the top of the bag towards the back end. no leaks. then i pressed on the back towards the front. POOF! out went the air and in came the water. Fail. now this was not a little pansy push that i did. i put almost all of my body weight (190 lbs) into this test. problem with these bags is that there is only one seal and it is below these stupid little flaps that cover them. so when you try to close the bag all you do is hit these flaps and crease them all to hell. you think youre sealing the bags but half the time youre just pressing and creasing the flaps. not acceptable. my advice, put another seal in and lose the flaps.
As a seperate test i went and tested out a ziplock double lock freezer bag. sealed it the same way as the aloksak then put it in the water. total stress test with all of my body weight and i still couldnt get the bag to pop. it totally passed.
so in a nutshell, if you have gear thats just going to sit there and not be compressed with other gear, or there wont be any type of rolling around or anything then take the aloksak. but if you are the type that has your gear all pressed up against other stuff and really taking a beating, id have to say that from the initial testing i gave of the aloksak id recommend using a ziplock.
btw i gave the aloksak 2 stars to be nice. the 12x12 bags were the ones tested.
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Summary: Had issues with these bags
Comment: I have had issues with these bags:
1) I have thought I have sealed these bags, only to find they weren't sealed when I came back to them. The seal on these may be more water tight when closed properly and not agitated, but the seal seems surprisingly flimsy, it comes open much more easily than a standard sandwich bag, and it's a little difficult to tell if they are sealed properly.
2) I had one bag come completely apart at a seam near the ziploc, after just a couple of uses. I'm not sure why these bags even have the extra seam there, but it made me feel really insecure about trusting these bags (not to mention, the bag no longer worked after just a couple of uses). Pulling the bag open puts stress on this seam.
3) Overall, with the 200ft depth rating, I really expected these bags to seem more heavy duty and secure. All-in-all, I feel safer putting stuff in two ziploc baggies (bag inside a bag) than I feel using these dry bags. Maybe I'm fooling myself, but that's my impression after using these bags and also using standard freezer baggies, etc. (which feel much more substantial than these bags).
Note that I have not actually done comparative testing to see which hold out water better. Sorry, I wanted to like these bags...
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