BOB tip from the River Rat

[Brownwater Riverrat 13]

Ooooooh, you're a bubble buster! Calculatus eliminatus! Yes I am a diver as well, got my first basic scuba back in 76 but I'm not going to sit here and blow bubbles with you because you are correct Sniper. You have way to much time on your hands in the Great White North to do the math for this thread that's for sure. Must have alot of snow on the ground, eh?

But it is cool that one can do this if one has their head screwed on straight when they hit the water. Most people have a panic attack and drown of course.

[Jimmy24]

Well shoot after I have packed, tried it, repacked, tried it again and then many more repacks, my
pack floats quite nicely...

Just took my pack each time and went to the creek and tossed her in. That was the bulk of my testing. Sinks, fails. Floats, passes...

Finally passed...

Jimmy

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Oh yeah, stuff was dry too....

Jimmy

[Sniper-T]

Haven't been called that in a long time - rofl (bubble buster)

I spent more than a few years calculating buoyancy of everything from wooden timbers (how much weight is needed to sink them), to how much air (lift bags) it would take to recover a D9 or a grader or a fuel truck, without launching them like rockets from the deep.

We have about 19 inches of snow right now, and it is supposed to continue snowing until thursday, so we'll have close to 2 feet by then I would think.
(assuming the weather people are correct)

[greg48]

that's why i like'd being a grunt not alot of math.

jimmy that is my approach at testing as well...

[Brownwater Riverrat 13]

Haven't been called that in a long time - rofl (bubble buster)

I spent moe than a few years calculating buoyancy of everything from wooden timbers (how much weight is needed to sink them), to how much air (lift bags) it would take to recover a D9 or a grader or a fuel truck, without launching them like rockets from the deep.

We have about 19 inches of snow right now, and it is supposed to continue snowing until thursday, so we'll have close to 2 feet by then I would think.
(assuming the weather people are correct)

Salvage diver? Hmmmm? Nope, never had to do that much detail dive work, spent alot of time underground, caves and such. Had to save a few CO's careers and unfoul a few screws (propellers) on a ship or two do to some shitty ship handling. But other than that wrecks reefs and selective fishin.

Sounds like you're going to have a lovely Christmas.

[rentprop1]

what type or brand of bags are you guys using for non food stuffs, are they any thicker or abrasion resistant ??

[realist]

Too much math for me. I always found if I threw something in the water and it floated then that was buoyant. If it sank then it wasn't, that's my math. I love my seal-a-meal too it works great. I have found that when you are sealing clothes there is some give as opposed to sealing a hard object. Then again for my pack it is more for the short term. If you want something more abrasion resistant you might consider a dry bag. http://www.rei.com/search?query=dry+bag

[greg48]

brownwater i work with a guy that was a cb, spent alot of time underwater...

[Brownwater Riverrat 13]

what type or brand of bags are you guys using for non food stuffs, are they any thicker or abrasion resistant ??

I'm just using the regular "FoodSaver" bags in the green box. They're pretty durable, but pack your goods carefully so there are no sharp edges that could poke holes in the bags.

The Vacuum sealer I use is a Weston pro-2300 it crushes beer cans...........but I don't use it for recycling. It's the shit man. Well worth the investment!

http://www.amazon.com/Weston-65-0201...eston+pro+2300

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brownwater i work with a guy that was a cb, spent alot of time underwater...

Navy's a small world, might have known him.

[Brownwater Riverrat 13]

Too much math for me. I always found if I threw something in the water and it floated then that was buoyant. If it sank then it wasn't, that's my math. I love my seal-a-meal too it works great. I have found that when you are sealing clothes there is some give as opposed to sealing a hard object. Then again for my pack it is more for the short term. If you want something more abrasion resistant you might consider a dry bag. http://www.rei.com/search?query=dry+bag

I do seal hard objects like I bundle a douche kit, first aid kit/gear, batteries, and a fire starter kit and then vacuum seal each one. These then all get packed in my BOB's and then thrown in the vehicles. They could sit there for a year or more, I just wouldn't want them in a dry bag getting moisture to them ya know? Same with the clothes.