Hey guys are jrb quilt sacks fully waterproof?
Paz
Hey guys are jrb quilt sacks fully waterproof?
Paz
I wouldn't trust mine to a rain. Haven't tried getting it wet and if I ever have to carry it externally on my pack, I'll put it in a dry bag. Otherwise, it'll go in my pack inside a contractor bag.
SmokeBait
No way are they waterproof. They shed casual water just fine, but I wouldn't trust them enough to let them get 'wet'.
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Thanks guys!
The material is waterproof, but they're not seamsealed and the closure is just a normal roll-down with a buckle. They're not marketed as drybags but they're pretty water resistant.
If you're looking for a real drybag, check out Jason Klass's testing of several models.
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Agree they are not waterproof...
That said here are two cases to think on.
Back in 2005 a guy in Australia, dumped a canoe... And wrote us that when he recovered his pack and JRB quilt in the JRB Compression Sack the quilt was dry after a several hundred yard float/dunk... Luck , maybe... reasonable protection, maybe.
Back in 2004 when we first designed the JRB Compression sack we stuffed one and tossed it in a swimming pool , fished it out and repeated a couple of more times...On inspection the quilt was essentially dry... one spot about the size of a quarter was damp...Again Luck maybe... reasonable protection maybe.
One other observation...FWIW if you wnt more waterproofing...Turn it inside out stuff it, then seal the "H" seam on the bottom...Let dry a day...Then turn it right side out, stuff it, and seal the side seam to within 3 inches of the top...This will add significant waterproofness, but, it makes closure a little harder and slower squeezing air out the top corners as it is rolled down.
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