Dry box suggestions
09-02-2019, 08:05 PM
#21
Senior Member
I love my pelicans. I have a couple going on 15 years old and they have held up nicely. I’ve heard the foam in the harbor freight ones falls out, but don’t know firsthand. Rtic makes the same style boxes now.
09-02-2019, 08:18 PM
#22
I bought a yeti 160. It’s big enough to hold my 6 person Viking costal life raft. First aid kit. Two fire extinguishers. Flares. Tool kit. A few blankets and other safety odds and ends. It also doubles as extra seating.
It is rain-proof and splash proof and keeps all my gear dry. It is not waterproof if it goes overboard. But if that happens I’m cracking g it open anyway.
Plus us I can use it when I’m traveling each summer to bring a ton of food to camp.
It is rain-proof and splash proof and keeps all my gear dry. It is not waterproof if it goes overboard. But if that happens I’m cracking g it open anyway.
Plus us I can use it when I’m traveling each summer to bring a ton of food to camp.
09-02-2019, 08:26 PM
#23
Admirals Club 
Works well, inexpensive, and a few different sizes.
04-04-2020, 04:46 PM
#27
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I’ve had a Pelican for over 30 years, I use for camera, gun, & phone, still works great after all these years. It has bounced around
offshore & in the bottom of duck boat.
I have had to replace the gasket a couple of times & they are readily available from Pelican. Well worth the money to protect your valuables.
offshore & in the bottom of duck boat.
I have had to replace the gasket a couple of times & they are readily available from Pelican. Well worth the money to protect your valuables.
04-04-2020, 06:05 PM
#29
There was a guy selling used pelicans on ebay that had previously been used for film shipments, I think from distributor to theaters. I got two and made a boat tool box out of one, works great. He had quite a few, I don't know if they are all gone yet. I use the other one for some emergency food supplies on the boat.
04-04-2020, 06:52 PM
#31
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Originally Posted by JoCo34
I use a vacuum sealer for tools and first aid kits. If you need to open one just cut it and reseal when you get back home.
good tip.
thx
04-04-2020, 08:18 PM
#32
Senior Member
Originally Posted by th3umbra
You guys know that a comparable size Pelican box costs as much as that Yeti, right?
04-05-2020, 07:17 AM
#33
If you get a pelican put bricks in it and lower it into a pool !
BEFORE you trust it !!!
Mine RUINED a new camera !!!
If it leaks find out why and fix it
pelican will NOT pay for damaged contents !!!
I do have a you tube of a failed pelican ...
So Bang for the buck Harbor freight might just work ...
BEFORE you trust it !!!
Mine RUINED a new camera !!!
If it leaks find out why and fix it
pelican will NOT pay for damaged contents !!!
I do have a you tube of a failed pelican ...
So Bang for the buck Harbor freight might just work ...
04-05-2020, 07:26 AM
#34
Admirals Club
Harbor Freight sells a brand called Apache. They are not submersible but they will keep everything dry from weather and any splashing on a boat. You need to look at the IP rating if you want something that's truly submersible.
