I'm torn on this one. I love having my SLR with me but I ruined by film model when I dumped my boat. Can't chance that anymore with the digital.

I love having pics but if the camera is tucked away when I need it I can guarantee you it will stay there. I have a cannon A720, mid sized ( I hate teeny tiny cameras) with image stabilizer and 6x zoom. Not National Geographic quality anymore but good enough for me to remember what happened ("Oh yea I remember standing on that point now").

I house my camera in a carrying case from Duluth trading co. Lots of good stuff there. The case is made from the same material firehose is made out of and closes with velcro and rides on my hip (fast, easy and tough.......kinda like me ................Ok, maybe one out of three   )
ANYWAY, it's right there when you need it. Out and back........in a flash!

DB....yet the grease may stick the gasket to the box but it will go where ever you go, a trail of finger prints...just was marinating on a mechanics trick.

Yes I have been frustrated by vapors in the wrong spot...this how I am trying to sort it out inclusive of dessicant, expanding possibilities.

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My desire to stay smaller that SLR is totally eluding me.

Do any of you shoot large format film; 4 x 5? Thinking about a new journey/vehicle to share what I love...

Buy the smallest Pelican Box that your camera fits in (with the recommended 1/2" foam all around.  Mine fits a Cannon 40D w/ a 200mm lens attached to the body, and has room to spare.  It won't work for a long telephoto lens, but usually you will have more time in those situations, as you're using the lens to reach the wildlife instead of the paddle

I need to replace the gasket soon, but the box has been tripping with me since '00 and I find that I take it over my camera bag most of the time due to better protection.

db wrote on Aug 10^th, 2010 at 5:18am:


If you just need glue, I'd try using left-over epoxy the next time you're doing canoe or paddle maintenance.

That will be permanent, though, and it sounds more like your replacement gasket is too small, or it has dried out and shrunk. Auto parts stores often sell sheets of rubber gasketing material that you can cut yourself to fit, maybe this will work better.

I got a pellican 1050 case for my camera and it work great on my trip. I did get the foam insert and the case in yellow so I'd did not soak up as much heat from the sun.