sjspeck
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Apr 28, 2005, 4:49 PM
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Re: [gringorio] Sony Sports Pack
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Given the nature of the conditions you'll be in, I'd go with a Sports-Pack type housing. Since the Ikelite is a dive housing, designed to exceed several hundred feet, it would be overkill for what you need, and surprisingly might be a worse choice for the rough conditions since it has an exposed front port that's easily scratched and a sealing mechanism since that's designed for pressure, but not rough conditions. With my housing(not an Ike) I always have the boat crew hand it to me once I'm in the water, I don't jump off the boat with it for fear that the shock will cause the rear seal to leak. Yet my housing works to 350'.
I generally don't even open my dive housing on the boat or anywhere except a clean dry area, Dirt/sand/dried salt on the seals is likely to cause leaks. Take a lot of silicone grease, diveshops sell it in a handy little round plastic case the size of a thick quarter, mine is 1/4" oz. made by McNett, the brand is Aquaseal.
I don't have any experience with the Sony Sports Packs though, except to say that I've read of people using them to about 7-10' underwater, which kind of surprised me.
Another option is a surf housing, Epic makes an affordable one www.epiccam.com Or the rugged Aquacam housing from Aquatix. www.aquatix.com. Both of their websites show housings being used by kayakers so they're designed for your situation.
Sounds like a great trip,
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