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The Hiking Camera Conundrum

Started Dec 28, 2021 | Discussions thread
HeavyTeva Forum Member • Posts: 63
Re: The Hiking Camera Conundrum

I made a simple pouch for my X100 using a waterproof fabric: XPAC VX21. The pouch attaches to the daisy chain webbing on my pack shoulder straps. The lid of the pouch covers the top of the camera and will shed rain unless it is blowing sideways. The lid closure is Velcro so I can access the camera with one hand.

I usually carry an umbrella that also attaches (hands free) to the same shoulder strap as the camera pouch, further protecting it from rain: Six Moon Design

If it is going to storm, I put the camera in a one quart Ziploc bag and put it back in the pouch.

I did not carry the camera on the Appalachian Trail this year but I did carry my phone in a pouch made from the same material and I almost never put the phone in a Ziploc during the ever present rain as the umbrella protected it.

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