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08/18/2022 09:08AM
Just wondering what everyone uses for a map case. Hoping there is something better than the “pinch the zipper together” which takes me several attempts to get right, or the “roll & Velcro “ type.
I currently have 1- a SeatoSummit - hard to zip, but I like the 4 corner attachment holes, and 2- a Texsport roll & Velcro- only has 1 corner hole and they printed their logo in the middle of the map area on 1 side.
I currently have 1- a SeatoSummit - hard to zip, but I like the 4 corner attachment holes, and 2- a Texsport roll & Velcro- only has 1 corner hole and they printed their logo in the middle of the map area on 1 side.
08/18/2022 12:40PM
Ortlieb map case
I generally don't use the toggles on the side because I usually don't attach to a pack. It has a roll + velcro closure that has been bombproof. It is clear on both sides so I can just flip the map over as I move through my day.
I also added velcro to the top tab and to my thwart so I can just slap the case onto the thwart.
I generally don't use the toggles on the side because I usually don't attach to a pack. It has a roll + velcro closure that has been bombproof. It is clear on both sides so I can just flip the map over as I move through my day.
I also added velcro to the top tab and to my thwart so I can just slap the case onto the thwart.
08/18/2022 12:45PM
I had a Sealine. Now I use Sea to Summit. The pinch closure is sometimes a bit tough to close completely, but I manage to get it done. Mine has the four corner attachment rings. I put a BDB in two of the rings, opposite corners, and attach it to the thwart or the straps of the pack in front of me. I attach only one point at a time so I can move the map case and map to the direction I am moving. I like to attach it because I'm afraid I'll drop it or it will blow away.
Mike
Mike
I did indeed rock down to Electric Avenue, but I did not take it higher. I regret that.
08/18/2022 01:30PM
We have the medium or large Sealline cases. They are big enough that with careful folding, a day of paddling fits on the two sides. So we aren’t opening and closing on the water. Pretty much any waterproof closure is a bit of a pain. Even waterproof zippers are way stiffer and harder to pull than normal zippers. But it’s been very rare that any moisture gets into our cases. And the d rings on the corners are great for attaching the map cases to our seats for portages.
08/18/2022 02:30PM
Switched to this Aquaquest case a couple of years ago just in time for my capsize event at Chatterton Falls. Found it floating two hours later about 1 km away. Not a drop got inside. I'm not sure we would have found it if it wasn't high-visibility orange. Way better than the my old, heavy plastic Sealine case and easier to pinch closed.
Priced in $Cdn so less than $30US. Sold on Amazon.
Priced in $Cdn so less than $30US. Sold on Amazon.
08/18/2022 06:52PM
We base camp,so my method would not work for someone who covers a lot of miles every day. I photocopy our route in and the area where we will be based. I then use my wife's laminator to seal it up. Each canoe gets a copy. The full map goes in my pack.
08/18/2022 06:56PM
I really like the Cooke Custom Sewing thwart bag/map case combo. The best part about it is how it holds the map perfectly in front of you while you're paddling. I wish the map case itself was bigger, but the design otherwise is great.
08/18/2022 07:43PM
I lived in Pullman Washington, just a few miles from Moscow Idaho, the home of NRS, for just about 25 years so much of my stuff came from them. I have used the NRS Hydrolock case for many years but this last June when I headed up for a trip off the Gunflint I left it at home so I stopped along the way and bought a SeaToSummit case. They both seem good, but the NRS seems to be a bit more robust.
08/18/2022 08:55PM
Kermit: "I really like the Cooke Custom Sewing thwart bag/map case combo. The best part about it is how it holds the map perfectly in front of you while you're paddling. I wish the map case itself was bigger, but the design otherwise is great. "
This ^^^^
I was surprised it took that many responses for it to show up. It's where I keep all my small "handy" stuff in the zippered pocket like....camera, BDB's, maps in the clear sleeve of course which takes no zipping or ziploc bag type closing. Stays in the canoe for portages.
https://www.shop.cookecustomsewing.com/product.sc?productId=14&categoryId=7
08/19/2022 11:54AM
My map case died on my last trip; twas one with the velcro roll closure. I cannot recall if it was an NRS or a Sealine or a Sea to Summit, but I used a gallon ziplock for the remainder of the trip, and that is what I will use from now on.
"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra
08/19/2022 01:46PM
We have used the large size SealLine for several years and like it. So far no issues getting the zip closure to close.
At Canoecopia this year we picked up the map case from Portage North
It's not waterproof like the Sea to Summit or the SealLine but I liked it. Only has 2 connection points and is similar to the CCS version but without the thwart bag.
At Canoecopia this year we picked up the map case from Portage North
It's not waterproof like the Sea to Summit or the SealLine but I liked it. Only has 2 connection points and is similar to the CCS version but without the thwart bag.
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