Waterproofing mobiles

Yes, but are any of these solutions 25m depth, 50m depth....?

Meaning of, course that you can only walk (or swim as the watch thread indicated) 25m in a straight line in the rain before 'waterproofness' magically disappears :)

You know I'm having a laugh.

All my cheap watches have survived water.

'phone goes in aqua pack.

Trouble is sometimes 'phone (especially a smartone) has to come out of case and in a dinghy, one can't wash hands in fresh water to get salt off, so one handles 'phone with damp, salty hands.

Going to Google the life thingy product now that someone mentioned.
 
I have a LifeEdge case which I use for my phone. I usually use it on board and when I'm working on the water, very handy in a RIB! My phone is my second office and being self-employed and spending a lot of time on the water I need to make and receive calls.

One great advantage is that it eliminates wind noise on the mic.

But I've also used it on a beach holiday: great not having to worry about sand and water. I also took it in the pool to photograph my daughter playing and splashing about.

The only downsides I've found is it doesn't handle being on speaker phone well, and video sound recording is reduced, otherwise I'd leave my phone in it all the time.

Thanx to the case I was able to email images from my remote backup to the YM office, without having to get out of the pool!
 
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When I get on the boat I unload my phone, wallet and keys into a "trash tray" in the saloon. If it needs waterproofing in there, I have a bigger problem than a wet phone :)

Pete
 
Arcady said:
+1 for cling film. Touchscreens work fine through film and speech is better than some expensive waterproof cases.
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Must say, I love the idea of clingfilm.

My aqua pack keeps it dry but makes listening (and shouting) difficult.

I do love simple solutions to problems.

Think I will wrap up a few things in tissue, then in cling film and dunk 'em in sink for 24 hours to test.

I reckon it will be the best product out there.

The life pack thingys don't do one for my 'phone so that's good - nothing to spend money on.
 
Another Xperia Z user.

Brilliant phone excellent camera, large screen & well good enough for use in heavy rain, salt spray or wind blown sand. I usually have it on a lanyard round my neck so it's handy for GPS/ plotter functions & is safe when it fall out of my shirt pocket. I'm sure it would cope with a few minutes in water deep enough for me to be able to see it & fish it out. Different problem if it was to lie on the sea bed for the tide to go out, but fine for use in the dinghy.

All the so called ruggeds are heavy, bulky & rubbish as anything other than a basic brick phone, so no use to me at all.
 
dancrane said:
Is the Otterbox waterproof? I'm sure it's a quality product, shock-proof, etc - but the description for the Samsung Note 3 version doesn't mention water-resistance.
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It may not be submersible. I have an S5, so the combination makes it pretty safe from the elements. It has been tested with quite a lot of spray and rain and still works well!

I always carry a spare fully charged pay as you go phone in my grab bag (protected in an aquapac).

Pete
 
I did buy a waterproof case for the phone but rarely used it.

TBH, we didn't really boat in the wet - and if it was wet then the phone just got put down below.

I do have some zip pouches that I can pop the phone & money in that'll protect it from a splash or two - but I usually use that for times when I expect a bit of damp.

I have dunked an iphone - stupid mistake, trying to launch a full tender down a slippery slipway by myself and didn't think to use a bit of rope to lower the lot in - ended up going into the water myself - the phone? Ran it under the cold tap for a bit then dried it out over the next couple of days - it's still working now.
 
Gulp! I begin to appreciate what reckless chances I have taken.

The plastic backing of my seemingly adequate case, causes fogging of photographs...so singlehanding, I take the phone out of its case and point it under the sails, while steering...

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...somewhere I have a pic from a day when the dinghy alone needed both hands...I shudder a bit, to remember using both to hold a very costly, utterly vulnerable phone. :rolleyes:

It does take lovely photos, though. 13 megapixel lens. :)
 
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