Marine Safety Pod
Submitted by Refty on Mon, 2014-02-10 16:05
Upgrading my safety equipment including a Marine Safety Pod.
They look like a good idea having all safety gear in a waterproof container with compartments for flares, epirb etc.
Trouble is, my McMurdo epirb won't fit through the opening.
Not knocking the idea, just might need a little refinement.
mickconn
Posts: 47
Date Joined: 24/03/13
Marine Safety Pod
I got one of these as a present. Not that it helps but GME epirbs fit in but it is a squeeze.
After seeing a couple of people hanging on to eskies for hours at a time waiting for rescue I decided to use it. Holds flares, epirb, handheld VHF, drinking water, rope, sunscreen, strobe, handheld GPS and some other bits of crap that might be handy while waiting for a shark to take my legs off.
D_d_001
Posts: 1522
Date Joined: 09/03/13
am quite interested in the
am quite interested in the idea as at the moment I only have a grab bag......OK but could do better..
don't know much about the pod you are talking about but wouldn't it be better to have it strapped onto the outside anyway?
sunshine
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Date Joined: 03/03/09
Grab bag in waterproof material
Also known as a dry bag........ Plenty of good ones around and easy to inflate and seal for permanent buoyancy . I don't use one presently but thanks for the tip as it will now become a must in my boat
Dreamtime
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Date Joined: 21/09/09
Looks like and feels like a
Looks like and feels like a pretty tough bit of equipment that could possibly save your life, definatly think the $200 price tag will keep a lot of potential buyers away though. After all it is just a big piece of plastic.
collin g wood
Posts: 313
Date Joined: 18/04/11
Cheap but effective
One of those buckets with the screw on lid, like a home brew tub, fit heaps of stuff in it, lid seals so they're completely waterproof.
collin g wood
Posts: 313
Date Joined: 18/04/11
Cheap but effective
scottnofish
Posts: 1617
Date Joined: 28/08/07
thats all i have
20 lt plastic bucket with flares, epirb ,blow up air matress big orange tarp that floats on the surface, first aid kit and bottle of water ,also have a cray float tied to the bucket just in case it gets a hole in the bucket
Alan James
Posts: 2206
Date Joined: 30/06/09
Same same
BCF have 20 and 25 litre containers which do the job perfectly. The screw lid has a solid handle that you can attach a rope to.
http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/camping/camping-storage/water-storage.aspx?id=571633
Refty
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Date Joined: 06/01/14
Same same just as good.
Returned the $199 MSP and bought a $15 screw lid bucket as suggested.
Didn't save any money though, cos I bought a heap of lures instead!!!
Thanks for the input.