I have a Casio G’zOne Boulder
It’s highly water resistant, dust and shock proof. Casio makes no claims of actual waterproofedness but many owners reviews claim the phone survives dunkings well.
A cell phone sized Pelican box is
$15.I just put mine in my dry bag.
Aquapac FlipPhone Case
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My husband and I both use Aquapac FlipPhone cases - http://www.thewaterproofstore.com/aqua080.html
I've used mine for over a year now, dozens of trips and it shows no sign of leakage. Fits in the pocket of my PFD, never have to take it out of the case till I'm off the water.
We have some in stock at our shop in Bristol, RI: www.oceanstateadventures.com. Also, I live in New Bedford if you wanted to meet up somewhere and take a look at it.
Very nice…
Always have VHF
I guess I should have said…I always paddle with a submersible VHF on my PFD. The cell phone is back-up and for less severe problems. E.g. when a problem ends up with a remote beach landing and calling a wife or friend or 911 is more appropriate than calling SeaTow or coast guard. For example, a friend took some white-water paddlers ocean surfing in sea kayaks, and one promptly dislocated a shoulder while executing an over-vigorous roll. They landed on the beach 5 miles from their car, and calling 911 on the cell phone was the thing to do. That convinced me that having a cell phone in addition to VHF was a good thing. The phone doesn’t need to be waterproof or water-resistant for that, but it seems like water-resistance would give an extra level of back-up if you ever needed to use it while on the water with wet, salty, trembling fingers.
flip phone case looks perfect
So the phone is OK being carried in the open position in a pfd pocket?
non-flip phone
A non-flip phone will probably be easier to carry, use in a waterproof bag, and also be less prone to getting broken.
However, if you don’t need the phone for emergency use, why not just keep it in a drybag in your dayhatch?
I don’t know where you get the
info that Verizon does not have a “dunkable” phone. I have the Boulder model. The first time I used it was in the shower . . . important phone call and I pulled it in with me, thinking it was better now to find out if it worked. No leaks or problems.
I dunk the phone when it gets muddy or water plants splashed on it. No leaks.
I understand the phone was developed to military standards, in terms of shock-resistance and water-resistance.
It’s dunkable, and I paddle routinely with it bungeed to the mesh pocket of my PFD.
The only thing I hate about the phone is the button that triggers a vocal “Please wait . . .” message sometimes as I open it. I don’t know what comes after “please wait . . .” because I quickly snap the phone shut to end that obnoxious voice. Someday, I’ll read the phone manual and find that damned button. There must be some way to drown that voice, even though the phone is dunkable.
The Verizon Boulder model
is dunkable. See longer post below.
Dry Pak case
I use the dry pak flip phone case that is shown in trillium lakes link above with an inexpensive Moterola flip phone and am very satisfied with it.fo Folds up fine and is easy to use and to hear through.I haven’t had occasion to dunk it yet, but find it invaluable in wet and muddy construction situations.
Chris
No, you close it
The plastic is thin enough so you can close the phone.
dry pak case
The dry pak case has a velcro button to keep it closed when not in use. I find it better than the Aquapak which i use a rubberband to keep closed.
It could be the “Clear” button.
That activates the Voice Dialing feature on many Verizon phones. That’s what does it on my LG. On mine, pushing the “Clear” button again ends the voice dialing mode.
YoS
Sound quality
Some of my paddling friends have waterproof cell phones,and their voice transmissions are hard to understand. They also say that the receieved calls are not real clear.I was also warned about this at a Verizon store.Don’t know if all are like this,but you may want to try one first.
Turtle
Laughable
Dunkable and waterproof are far from the same thing. I would never ever tell someone that that phone was waterproof. Their dunk test was done with the phone off and given time to dry off before powering on. The phone may survive some splashing, but you cannot push any of the buttons while it is in water as that compromises the waterproof seal.
Their marketing is pretty classic wordsmithing to make it sound like it does something but being very careful to not cover up the fact that it won’t.
You can have the same problems…
…with submersible VHF radios when they get wet, but the solution is simple; you blow the water out of the speaker and the microphone port. If you use it in salt water, rinse it after every use, then blow the water out. Perhaps the phones have other issues, but you can certainly try this to see if it helps.
Not wet
These phones wern’t wet,they were calls while on the road. The Verizon person said it was because of the waterproofing diaphrams. I use a waterproof pouch.
Turtle
Aquapac
I’ve been using the Aquapac waterproof cases for several years. I take my cell phone every time I paddle. I can receive calls through the case. I haven’t had a leak yet.
Another vote for an Aquapac
I put my iPhone in an Aquapac and I’m still able to use the touchscreen with it in the Aquapac. It’s really nice being able to use the iPhone’s GPS with Google maps.
cell phone jammers
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