Zip lock bag fail in get home bag

[mo mauser]

Like the title says...I use them generously throughout my get home bag to store things and waterproof items. I pulled several out to waterproof items in my pockets to protect from impending submersion recently and learned hours later they failed. So now I need a better option. Didn't have the brand name ie...yellow and blue make green so i can rotate them out with better bags or if you guys have other suggestions.

 

[Hayata]

Double-bag it?

Can you describe the failure? I've put things in coolers with melted ice and they worked fine as long as they were completely sealed.

 

[Glockspeed31]

Vacuum sealer for items that you leave alone until emergency.

 

[mo mauser]

I didn't double bag but that's a good idea. I waded through water and my keys and several other items in two separate bags were all wet.

 

[Glockspeed31]

I also bought a small plastic storage box that has a seal and 2 clamp closers. Picked up at Walmart. Works pretty good.

 

[Bushwick100]

Like the title says...I use them generously throughout my get home bag to store things and waterproof items. I pulled several out to waterproof items in my pockets to protect from impending submersion recently and learned hours later they failed. So now I need a better option. Didn't have the brand name ie...yellow and blue make green so i can rotate them out with better bags or if you guys have other suggestions.

I used zip lock bags from the jungle' s of the Phillippines through the sands of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Never, had a problem with them, I always used the good bags with the Red or Green zip' s. I would sometimes double bag my stuff with a large then smaller bag for possible use in the field.

 

[lilred06]

I've never used them personally but I've heard good things about the "aloksak" bags. Not sure how much they cost but heard they're supposedly completely waterproof.

Edit: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=a9_sc_1?rh=i:aps,k:aloksak&keywords=aloksak&ie=UTF8&qid=1470190329

 

[BanjoJohn]

Zip Lock bags are garbage. They have an over 50% fail rate. The zippers are good, but the seams in the bags leak.

I complained to the company, and they sent me some coupons for more. The next batch was just as bad. I let them know that I wouldn't be purchasing any more go their products.

Brawney is a good brand, with a less than 10% fail rate.

 

[thorn]

I have a friend who swears by ziplocks, but what he does is 1. duct tape all the seams and 2. doublebag

 

[BanjoJohn]

I have a friend who swears by ziplocks, but what he does is 1. duct tape all the seams and 2. doublebag

I swear AT Zip Lock.

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