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- ASIN: B00241QQVU
- Item model number: DELUXEDECK
By : Seattle Sports
Price :
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$16.01 (27%)
Product Description
The Deluxe Deck Bag offers unique window-view access, high capacity, and light reflectivity. A clear window allows for easier gear location and a higher profile for better gear storage. With its multiple tie-down points, bungees and side straps for added storage, you will have plenty of room for added gear. Fully RF-welded seams will keep water out, while a reflective end with lashing for strobe mount will help keep you visible.
Product Features
- 14" D x 13" W x 6" H
- Unique window-view access
- High capacity
- Light reflective
- Multiple tie-down points for added security
Customer Reviews
I bought this bag at a local shop on the Florida east coast, on my way out to launch near Mosquito Lagoon. The day's plans were to do some shallow water coastal exploration for a few hours, and then turn around and head to the Haulover Canal to watch the NASA launch of STS-119 Discovery from the water.
The problem was that for this day I had decided to take a risk and bring out the big guns for this shoot: my Canon EOS 5D Mark II w/24-105 f/4L and Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L. I didn't have a waterproof bag that would allow me easy access to the camera, while still allowing me to change settings, etc. (I own a Ewa-Marine underwater housing which works great, but severely limits the ability to change settings, zoom in and out, etc.)
So I decided to let the camera go "naked" and sit in a waterproof bag, and I'd only take it out as needed, immediately putting it away after each shot. Well, at the local shop that I went to (the only one in the area open on Sunday), this bag was the only one in stock that even remotely satisfied my needs. But nowhere on the packaging did it state that it was waterproof!
Well it's not, I imagine. While most of the bag seems well sealed and most likely would float if dropped in the water, the zipper is exposed (though water resistant). So if forced under, I'm sure it would leak.
But that was my only option, so after a lot of under-the-breath pleading and praying, I put in as scheduled with my new deck bag holding a camera that's worth more than my life. Oh, but I left the second lens in the car - it would have been too tight of a fit to be easily accessible.
Over the course of the day, the wind and chop picked up quite a bit, and the bag showed its relative resilience by staying dry inside the whole time, though the exterior was routinely being soaked. When we finally dropped anchor at our viewing site for the launch at the end of the day, everything was still in great shape. Now, I wouldn't recommend doing this: if I had rolled, the camera would have gotten wet and I would have freaked out. But as a photographer, it's hard for me to justify bringing a "lesser" camera to the places where you'll encounter the best photographic opportunities, just because you're afraid of ruining the good one. These are the situations where you want the best! I won't do it again without additional protection for the camera gear. But the point is, this bag held up in a pinch, and I'm very happy with it.
The deck bag lashes to the deck with four adjustable corner clips. When clipped to my Necky Looksha 14's deck rigging, it does float back and forth a small amount, even with the straps tightened down as far as possible. But it's not much, and is an extremely minor issue. It stays on very well. It includes an additional four straps up top that you could conceivably use to further secure it, but I use them to hold the holsters for my flashlight, knife, etc. I like to put my GPS receiver's external antenna under the bungee straps on top, to keep it in place. There are also 8 or 10 nylon loops on the sides that are perfect for attaching carabiners or various clips. Again, these could also be used for further securing to the deck, if that's your thing.
Finally, it includes a place to feed a strap on the back (facing the bow), used to secure a lamp when you're out at night. And the bow-facing side is also extremely reflective, a nice added security feature.
One last thing, a minor gripe -- I sometimes find myself fighting with the zipper, which has a tendency to catch on itself a lot. But I can forgive that because of its weather-resistant nature.
The final word: an excellent bag. Not waterproof, but water resistant, so be sure to further protect sensitive equipment inside. Get one, you'll love it!
Photos of mine in action are forthcoming, and will be added to the user images in the next day or two.
I purchased this deck bag not to be used as a kayaka bag but as tunnel bag for my snowmobile and it works perfectly! Love the the fact it's waterproof! Even srtap my sno-bunje on the top.
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