iPhone Case? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

addicted2sp33d · 05-08-2014, 02:06 PM

I use one of those snack-sized double-seal ziplock bags, and leave a little extra air before sealing it up. A tiny bit of air inside a sealed container provides much more buoyancy than you think.

The phone still fits inside the PFD pockets, and is 100% waterproof even if you capsize in the surf at La Jolla and you/waders/PFD/everything gets soaked... don't ask how I know. I use a separate bag for my car keys/keyfob so they don't scratch up my phone.

It's cheap, and all the speakers/ports/gaps are protected. The touch-screen and speakers still work, at least it does with my MotoX, so you can listen to tunes while you're out on the water - just not with earbuds.

Linglifter · 05-12-2014, 08:42 AM

Ive had 4 life proof cases and every time the rubber around the volume control wears out and leaks! Be care fule and always test it before submersion.

i highly recommend this one!
www.snowlizardproducts.com/cases

Sl extreme 5 solar powered

chxh8me · 05-12-2014, 10:19 AM

I've got a hardly used lifeproof case for a iphone 4 if anyone wants to buy it.

ful-rac · 05-12-2014, 10:40 AM

Another thing that's worth mentioning is that there are a lot of counterfeit lifeproof cases out there that are even sold on amazon. You can usually tell when it costs $20 or $40 bucks. Yes it's too good to be true. The counterfeit ones have a lot of problems, and you will likely end up damaging your phone. Genuine lifeproof cases are around $80 bucks, usually bought from bestbuy or directly from lifeproof.

chxh8me · 05-12-2014, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ful-rac

Genuine lifeproof cases are around $80 bucks, usually bought from bestbuy or directly from lifeproof.

Or from chxh8me for $30, who bought his directly from Lifeproof at the Fred Hall show 2 years ago, used it for a couple months, then bought an iphone 5 and no longer needed it, upon which it has been sitting in a drawer for over a year.

05-12-2014, 08:42 AM	#2
Linglifter Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: San diego Posts: 166	Snow lizzard Ive had 4 life proof cases and every time the rubber around the volume control wears out and leaks! Be care fule and always test it before submersion. i highly recommend this one! www.snowlizardproducts.com/cases Sl extreme 5 solar powered

05-12-2014, 10:19 AM	#3
chxh8me Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Thousand Oaks Posts: 182	I've got a hardly used lifeproof case for a iphone 4 if anyone wants to buy it. Last edited by chxh8me; 05-12-2014 at 12:14 PM.

05-12-2014, 10:40 AM	#4
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Another thing that's worth mentioning is that there are a lot of counterfeit lifeproof cases out there that are even sold on amazon. You can usually tell when it costs $20 or $40 bucks. Yes it's too good to be true. The counterfeit ones have a lot of problems, and you will likely end up damaging your phone. Genuine lifeproof cases are around $80 bucks, usually bought from bestbuy or directly from lifeproof. __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

05-08-2014, 02:06 PM	#1
addicted2sp33d Here fishy fishy fishy... Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 774	I use one of those snack-sized double-seal ziplock bags, and leave a little extra air before sealing it up. A tiny bit of air inside a sealed container provides much more buoyancy than you think. The phone still fits inside the PFD pockets, and is 100% waterproof even if you capsize in the surf at La Jolla and you/waders/PFD/everything gets soaked... don't ask how I know. I use a separate bag for my car keys/keyfob so they don't scratch up my phone. It's cheap, and all the speakers/ports/gaps are protected. The touch-screen and speakers still work, at least it does with my MotoX, so you can listen to tunes while you're out on the water - just not with earbuds.