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Spike

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Even though I use a few dry boxes, dry bags have always been my main source of protection for clothing, gear and electronics.  Are they still popular?  I guess what I'm asking is, does everyone still use drybags?  Does anyone use dry boxes only or primarily?
Thanks for some feedback.


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I use one, keep a set of dry clothes in it, my wallet and keys. fits in a hatch in the back.
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I only use them on kayak camping trips for clothing and electronics.
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I am a fisherman and not into touring.  I keep my gear to bare essentials and fit my goodies inside my orange waterproof Plano box and the my yak seat back pack.

I guess for folks who do a lot multi day then touring dry bags are important.
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I have both bags and boxes and prefer the smaller boxes for my electronics.  I rarely use the bags. 
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   I keep my gear to bare essentials and fit my goodies inside my orange waterproof Plano box and the my yak seat back pack.


F.A. if you are referring to the orange plano that you see most of us use behind our seats, beware that they are anything but waterproof. I filled mine up a couple times on bad landings. I do use a drybag for the essentials such as tp.
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I use several..One in the front has stuff like duct tape, some rope, glow sticks, first aid kit, extra batteries, stuff like that. I also make sure to trap some air when I seal it for some added flotation. I have a small one that is simply accessed OTW that has gloves, beanie, short section of rope for tying off or towing if needed. and then my cell and keys go in a see thur mini bag that goes in the seat back
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I've got enough sealine dry bags to fill a touring boat, left over from my touring days.
These days I sometimes use one or two of the smallest ones if I am spending a long day out, for snacks or electronics etc. I mostly use a plano box for that stuff though.

I've got one daypack sized drybag with backpack straps on it that I use most often for clothes.

We used all of the above during our Channel islands trip last October. The small drybags were perfect for keeping lunch dry in the rental Scramblers.
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Small dry box for my first aid kit. Another dry box for my scents (stink juice). My gps goes in a waterproof pouch made for such purposes. My dry clothes go in a dry bag. I also but my Plano storage boxes for various tackle I bring in a dry bag and only take out what I will use as I use it. It stores nicely in the front hatch and keeps all the stuff together.
FF batteries and the extra length of wiring for the tranducer goes in a dry bag. Same with the DR battery.
It works for me.
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Can't imagine a day on the water without a dri-bag.
For inside the yak ... Large bag with emergency equip. ( towel, dri clothe, first aid kit, extra batteries, etc )
In the rear tank well ... Small bag with for OTW esentials ( gloves, cell phone, beanie, flece jacket, light, snack bars, etc. )
Dri-Bags offer me cheap insurance for a day on the water. 

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Can't imagine a day on the water without a dri-bag.

Me too.  I've all kinds of crap I put in there.  They also double as safety displacement flotation if you swamp your boat.


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Dry bags for sure. First aid kit, Spare cloths, phone all go in some sort of dry bag. Everything else finds its way into my not so waterproof Plano box. Dry bags Seem like the most functional dry storage for below deck. I do come from touring so I live out of them.
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I use dry bags a lot.  I use a small one for my wallet and keys, one for spare clothing, and one for my lunch!  I like how I can clip them onto the straps in the tank well or under deck.

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I use the dry bags for my wallet, keys, first aid kit and cloths. I like how I can secure it to the crate using the bags buckle. I hate backtracking for overboard gear.

I like using small tupperware containers for lures and baits to keep things from getting cluttered. 
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I take an empty one for clothes I shed as the day gets warmer, use a bunch on overnighters. I keep wallet,keys and 1st aid kit in a Seasense Bailer. http://www.seasense.com/products/16/flypage/details/2796
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