: Hi John, it's a good idea to bag stuff even if your bulkheads are tight;
: moisture has a funny way of appearing... leaks, forgetting to secure a
: strap, condensation. For what it's worth, I use a small Pelican case for
: my camera, wallet, etc. It rides in the cockpit with me. I keep a small
: zippered dry bag in the back hatch that gives decent protection for the
: other stuff (dry clothes, sandwich) and is easy to get at.

Hi Chip,

Where would I look for a small Pelican case? Is that what they are called? Is it like a small dry bag?

Brian, the 1/32" hole in the water tight compartments sounds good to me but with a piece of duck tape over it. That would keep water from getting in from the outside but if the pressure built up too much on the inside it would loosen the tape and escape, I think. Besides keeping things dry in the side compartments I envision the self rescueing part of the compartments only working after the yak is flooded and they become pontoons, so I don't want water getting in and killing that floatation. I would also place the hole as high as I can get it.

John

John