Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA03348; Wed, 3 May 1995 12:13:34 -0700 Return-Path: <westes@usc.com-DeleteThis> Received: from netcomsv.netcom.com ([163.179.3.2]) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA109378423; Wed, 3 May 1995 12:13:43 -0700 Received: by netcomsv.netcom.com with UUCP (8.6.9/SMI-4.1) id LAA28385; Wed, 3 May 1995 11:28:54 -0700 Received: by usc.com (NX5.67d/NX3.0M) id AA19283; Wed, 3 May 95 11:10:49 -0700 From: Will Estes <westes@usc.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <9505031810.AA19283@usc.com-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: seasafe To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Date: Wed, 3 May 1995 11:10:48 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <9505031750.AA01962@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> from "Ken Poulton" at May 3, 95 10:52:38 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1305
'Ken Poulton says:'
> > Where can you purchase the "Basic Designs SeaSafe", and can you
> > describe it?
>
> The SeaSafe is bright yellow, some kind of heavy plastic and comes in
> two sizes. You need the larger size (~~12"x ~~5" diam.?) to fit a VHF
> radio - it has a 4" diam. screw-on lid. The smaller size (~~9" x ~~4"
> diam.?) has soft-plastic press-to-close seal, maybe 3" diam. This might
> or might not fit a cell phone. Both have been completely watertight
> for me, unlike layers of baggies or roll-down enclosures.
But don't you find that the SeaSafe is so large and clumsy and
takes up a lot of space?
> The problem with slightly leaky enclosures is that your immersion in
> the water (assuming you do fall in :-) forces water in, but it never
> dries out. So when your car warms up, your safety gear gets a steam
> bath, which is a very severe environment for nearly anything.
Exactly so, but not a problem with Goretex. The whole point of the
Goretex material is that the microholes are smaller than a water
molecule in liquid state, but larger than a water vapor molecule.
That's why Goretex has the almost unique property of being waterproof
but breathable.
-- Thanks, Will Estes Internet: westes@usc.com-DeleteThis U.S. Computer Saratoga, CA 95070
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