Ephemerisle lessons learned

[nasu_dengaku]

This got long.  Here are the subjects:

Infrastructure/tech lessons:
1.  Most inflatables are too delicate for general use.
2.  Sealed plastic bins held up just fine for occasional dunking and are also compact and cheap.
3.  We should all take knot-tying lessons. 
4.  Save the cellphones from drowning and abandonment!
5. Anchoring is hard.  Let's

Comments

[zond7]

> 1. Most inflatables are too delicate for general use

[badgerbag]

Infrastructure

[lynthia]

4. Save the cellphones from drowning and abandonment!

Small Pelican cases. I have one for just this purpose (when at a LARP, you just never know) and it's perfect. Floats, waterproof, awesome.

[nasu_dengaku]

Ooh, that looks useful. And it's about the same price as the shitty iphone cases at the apple store. (not that I'd want to use the waterproof Pelican case all the time!)

[proctologiste]

For quick drops, a double-stopper ziploc bag should be sufficient. Won't save your phone if it drowns, but since the bag is partially air filled, it will take it a little time to go down.

I've used this technique to use cellphones and small electronic equipment in rain, showers, baths, and hot tubs successfully. Only dropped cellphone once, and it was into a bathtub, and was able to quickly retrieve with 0 damage.

[crotchgoblin]

Otterbox. :)

[maradydd]

some waterproof walkie-talkies

Or, better yet, have a bunch of people get their ham tickets and pick up Yaesu VX-7Rs. I've used its non-waterproof little brother, the VX-5R, for years and been nothing but thrilled with its performance. You could probably get away with point-to-point comms, or you could set up a repeater.

[integreillumine]

Dude, your general thoughts are totally borged from our Monday night talk! It's cool/cute that we actually listen to eachother. ;)