Dry bags for transporting stuff to boat in tender ?

[Boo2]

Hi,

Got some tools wet last time I took them to the boat via the tender despite tying them up in bin bags and then putting the lot in a rubble bag for haulage up into the boat. I've seen these rucksack liners on eBay at a sensible price : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/80-Litre-...-Raleigh-and-D-of-E-expeditions-/121480404708 Also these waterproof duffel bags at a less sensible price : http://www.over-board.co.uk/pro-sports-waterproof-duffel-bag-60-litres.html

So what do you do to get stuff into the boat without getting it wet in the tender ?

Thanks,

Boo2

 

[William_H]

I use a dry bag type which seems to be popular around here. Made of fairly robust water proof where you roll the top and a piece of webbing joins to hold it rolled. Mainly because it was a gift but good for electronics tools etc.
https://www.whitworths.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?item=2786&search123=2786&intAbsolutePage=1
There must be something like that available in UK. good luck olewill

 

[prv]

I try to avoid using the tender in conditions where stuff will get wet. However, I do have a small selection of roll-top dry bags which would keep stuff dry if required. One is a large rucksack that my Czechoslovakian inflatable canoe came in, two are the typical sausage-shaped bags, and one is a wide bag sold for motorbike luggage racks but proven fully waterproof strapped to the deck of the Contraption with waves rolling in till the helmsman was floating.

You don't need to pay Overboard prices for these things. One of the sausage bags was a couple of quid from China via eBay; the fabric is a bit thin but it would do the job. I did pay a bit more for the motorbike bag as I wanted something robust; about £20 seems to be the going rate: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Highlande...ck-35-Litre-/201328556681?hash=item2ee01dfa89.

My usual kitbag for going sailing for more than a weekend is a 90l holdall from Go Outdoors that's made of waterproof fabric but the zip isn't sealed and I doubt the seams are either. Design looks similar to http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Andes-Rig...amping-/311172748022?var=&hash=item48735752f6, though I paid about twice that in the shop and it may even have been worth it because the fabric looks thinner in that picture than mine (but maybe it's just the picture). This won't be any good if submerged but it's fine in a marina trolley in the rain and maybe also against spray in a dinghy? The ability to carry it rucksack-style used to be useful when I might be travelling by plane, train, bus, and foot to join a square-rigger somewhere, then once emptied there's very little to it so it rolls up small. Note the guy in the picture wearing the red one has it on upside down, the straps are not symmetrical end for end! Still not sure whether the £20 eBay version is the same or a thin knockoff, but I'm very happy with mine.

Pete

 

[yoda]

If you want it to stay dry then use one of these.

http://www.ghyllside.co.uk/shop-by-...houlder-bags/large-rackpack.html#.VfugMt9Viko

 

[savageseadog]

Aldi do effective and cheap dry bags from time to time. For smaller items Tupperware type sealable boxes are useful, there are some fairly big ones available. Unfortunately I've never come across a waterproof, let alone weatherproof toolbox.

 

[NormanS]

As our mooring is out in the loch, we have no way of avoiding a dinghy trip, whatever the weather. Both Aldi and Lidl have occasionally had excellent roll top stuff-bags, and we find them excellent for keeping things dry.

Unfortunately the marketing techniques used by these stores means that they don't keep items on sale for any length of time.

 

[bbg]

Guy Cotten does an excellent range, but not cheap. They range from about €75 to €90 for the duffels. I haven't found prices for the roll-top fully waterproof versions. But the duffels would be excellent for dinghy trips.

http://www.guycotten.com/les-produits/yachting-et-sports-d-eau/accessoires.html

I've also got a Harken roll-top backpack and a very large roll-top duffel that I got from a dive shop.

 

[Gordonmc]

Lidl roll-top bags are cheap as chips when in-store.
Fine for sleeping bags, clothes etc.
For tools air-tight plastic biscuit boxes (Jacobs Biscuits for Cheese, other brands available) do the business and on board they are good for keeping socks and t-shirts dry.

 

[aslabend]

I've got one of the lidl bags and it is good for the price . Ebaycan be good for cheap dry bags and also http://www.towsure.com/outdoor-leisure-activities/kayaking/kayak-accessories

 

[laika]

My precious stuff goes into an ortlieb "rack pack" holdall. I'm not a huge fan of the roll-top thing but it does work (I've tested it, without precocious things in side of course). The ortlieb catalogue is one of those terrible complicated flash/html5 animated ones which marketing departments think are fabulous but no-one else can use:
http://admin.ortlieb.com/kat_en/html5.html#1
Easier to just look on cycle/camping shop web sites....

 

[JumbleDuck]

So what do you do to get stuff into the boat without getting it wet in the tender ?

I use plastic carrier bags, readily available at supermarkets for 5p or 10p.

 

[[70521]]

Aldi do effective and cheap dry bags from time to time. For smaller items Tupperware type sealable boxes are useful, there are some fairly big ones available. Unfortunately I've never come across a waterproof, let alone weatherproof toolbox.

I am on a swing mooring and most of my club go to that well know occasional chandler Aldi.

 

[Blue_mischief]

Try Lomo:

http://www.ewetsuits.com/acatalog/Dry-Boxes-dry-bags-uk.html

Good quality stuff.

 

[JimC]

http://www.banggood.com/buy/waterproof-dry-bag.html

 

[alahol2]

Alpkit do a good range at sensible prices... https://www.alpkit.com/featured/dry-bags

 

[Lodesman77]

You get what you pay for - the more expensive bags are better quality, and can take abuse. But if you're putting things into a bigger, stronger bag then obviously you don't need that. I have a selection including Overboard, Aldi, Lomo, cheap eBay etc in a range of sizes and they are all good in one way or another.

But the biggest difference I found was putting a raised grid in the bottom of the tender - most water was getting into my bags because they ended up sitting in it. A dry boat on the hard can ship enough spray in 15 minutes on a choppy day and It only takes an inch slopping about in the bottom of the tender to get into everything that isn't 100% waterproof...

 

[doug748]

I find most of the dri bags wear and leak in the end and as soon as they sit in a puddle of water ,sure as boots, it finds the hole.
I have something like this that lives in the dinghy most of the time:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00I799Z...SIN=B00I799ZSE&ascsubtag=-3781166593161619813

I still use waterproof bags but put them in the box.

 

[niccapotamus]

dry bags from ebay. bags for life are helpful too. under bed laundry luggage bags was suggested by someone on here.

 

[johnalison]

We I used to use bin bags, sometimes doubled, and later used for their primary purpose.

 

[chuzzlewit]

We I used to use bin bags, sometimes doubled, and later used for their primary purpose.

So do I.