

| Subject: | Re: Looking for a cargo bag |
| From: | Dave Mcneely |
| Date: | Fri, 9 Aug 2013 09:56:13 -0500 |
Here is a link for the Watershed bags: http://www.drybags.com/ ---- Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > years ago, I got a "Sherpak Go! 7 Roof Bag BLACK". it held up for a long > time and was waterproof and was the perfect size for the front roof > > Karl > 1981 Westy "Jenny" > 2000 VW Jetta GLS VR6 > Wilmington, DE > > > On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > > > I think we are talking about different bags. You spoke of your bag as > > being from GoWesty. Mine were bought directly from Watershed, and are not > > marketed as automotive cargo bags. They are marketed mainly to canoeists > > and rafters as dry bags, but they open and close along the length of the > > bag somewhat like a giant "zip lock baggy" rather than rolling down from > > one end. Getting the knack of how to properly open and close them takes a > > bit of practice, but they really keep the water out. I drove through > > really heavy downpours on Raton Pass and in Wyoming without getting my > > stuff wet. > > > > mcneely > > > > ---- Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote: > > > Maybe improved, but we drove through a tstorm and had an inch of water > > inside the bag. The ends of the tie down shredded in the wind, by the way. > > > > > > Karl Wolz > > > Sent from my electronic umbilicus > > > > > > On Aug 8, 2013, at 9:15 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > > > > > > > The only problem I have had with the "Watershed" bags is that they > > seal so tightly, and it is impossible to squeeze ALL the air out, that when > > I drove from Oklahoma to 11k feet, they swelled up like a balloon. Also, > > there was some condensate in the bags when they got cold, but not enough to > > get stuff inside wet. But they are pricey. > > > > > > > > mcneely > > > > > > > > ---- Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote: > > > >> I have a GoWesty bag designed for over the cab. Supposed to be > > waterproof. If I had used a pillowcase, at least the water would have > > drained out! > > > >> > > > >> Fail. > > > >> > > > >> Karl Wolz > > > >> Sent from my electronic umbilicus > > > >> > > > >> On Aug 8, 2013, at 6:31 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> I have two "Watershed Zip Dry Bags." I don't find the url handy, > > but I'm sure you can find it by googling. mcneely > > > >>> > > > >>> ---- Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > >>>> > > http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=4347&category_id=325&category_parent_id= > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 7:05 PM, Stephen Engel <sengel543@yahoo.com> > > wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >>>>> Double bag with Glad Contractor Bags ~ $1. ;-) > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Steve 87 Syncro GL > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Sent from my iPhone > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> On Aug 8, 2013, at 6:47 PM, Gilles H Turmel < > > gilles.turmel@SYMPATICO.CA> > > > >>>>> wrote: > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>> Hi, > > > >>>>>> I’m looking for a waterproof cargo bag for an 89 Westy Syncro. > > Any > > > >>>>> suggestions? > > > >>>>>> Best regards. > > > >>>>>> Gilles Turmel > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> -- > > > >>>> Tom Buese > > > >>> > > > >>> -- > > > >>> David McNeely > > > > > > > > -- > > > > David McNeely > > > > -- > > David McNeely > > -- David McNeely
Have something to add on this topic today? Revive this thread in the forum »