By Keith and Heather Nicol
Daughter Kristie testing the Aquaroo money belt while tubing the Puntledge |
Most of our blog
posts deal with places to visit and things to do in the Comox Valley and
Vancouver Island. But we came recently
came across some wet weather gear that we have been testing and we want readers
to know what we think of it. We have been getting alot of use this summer from
the Aqua Quest Aquaroo money belt since we have been doing alot of tubing down
the Puntledge River. This presents a potential problem since how do you get
your car keys , driver’s licence and perhaps some cash etc down the river in
some sort of dry bag. Since you want something that is light and easy to carry
the Aqua Quest waist belt fits the bill perfectly as far as we are concerned.
It is not bulky and since you wear it around your waist this keeps your hands
free. It has a multi layer bagging system and we have used 8 times this summer
and everything has been bone dry when we
finished despite getting soaked by waves several times on each trip down the
river. Note that you have to seal each successive
layer to get the waterproof result you are looking for.
Heather on a sea kayak trip to Tree Island taking a phone call |
Hiking Mt Washington |
We have also used
it on many sea kayak trips this summer and we find it a great spot to hold a
cell phone, car keys etc. Although you can stow phone, car keys and driver’s
license in a dry bag and put it in a hatch the fact that this is around your
waist means it is ready at all times should you need to make an emergency phone
call.
Obviously you can use this waist belt for
lots of other uses even when you don’t plan on getting wet. I now use it
cycling for house keys, my phone and some cash and it makes an easy to way
to carry some same things when hiking. If you get caught in a downpour then it
doesn’t matter since your phone and keys will stay dry. This is a great little
item and is worth checking out for these types of applications. We are testing
some other Aqua Quest products and will report back on those in future blogs.
Another great thing is that Aqua Quest is headquartered in the Comox Valley. For more information see: https://www.aquaquest.ca/
The Aquaroo Money Belt can be used biking as well. |
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