Seems like a good idea for down winders etc, but personally I would be going and getting a $50 prepaid mobile rather than taking and expensive iPhone out on the water.

Taking a wild guess I think EWA-Marine may sell these

Yep
www.ewa-marine.com.au/start.htm

Laurie you need to pull this thread immediately from the site. I have been keeping such technology from my wife as long as I can.

Yeah the one I got from BCF has a headphone jack in the bottom so you can listen to tunes while paddling. Also got some water proof Sennheiser headphones......Its a work phone though so I really hope it doesnt leak.

Over Board

www.over-board.com.au/?gclid=CLbmq5y3m58CFUUwpAodUgKEIA

PROTIP: Chuck in one of those bags of silica that you get in the box when you buy electronics and stuff.

shimmyshazbo said...

can you hear the phone ringing through the plastic????

yeah no worries, and you can hit the buttons too.

DavidJohn said...

shimmyshazbo said...

can you hear the phone ringing through the plastic????

You can use the phone 100%.

I paddled for hours yesterday with it hanging around my neck with it in the iPod mode and a playlist playing.. It sounded great.

It was nice to not need headphones for a change.

DJ

Speaking of yesterday... is there a thread with photos of the heatwave downwinder?

Lobes said...

Everyone laughs but just tie a knot in the end and it works a treat.

Is that for phone sex?

I got this Iphone app the other day and just used it for a quick paddle on the lake.....Its rad, tells you your average speed, top speed, distance travelled, it shows your track on google earth and it even plays your tunes so you dont have to open another app. I'll post up some tracks when I load them up to my computer but I just thought that some of the guys here that have their Iphones on them when they paddle would get a kick out of this.

http://gps.motionx.com/activities/other/2009/kayaking-with-motionx-gps/

^^^+1

Div said...

Can I be the party pooper and say being out on the board is a great escape from the bloody phone.

Cheers
Div

Div you are 100% correct. However, I am 110% sure that after a long solo downwinder it is a bloody useful tool to ring your wife and ask her to come pick you up from wherever you finish up. No phone means having to paddle home against the wind or hitch hike with a 16ft plane wing. Maybe best compromise is - turn the thing off while at sea?

ULI Boards said...

Guys,

The ewa-marine product has been around since 1969 they are the inventors and inovators of the flexible housing, started out by making housings for SLR's then moved on to Video and other electronics.

Every housing is manufactured from German materials and HAND MADE in the ewa-marine factory in Munich Germany.

All photographic and video housings use OPTICAL GLASS ports and NOT plastics, thus having no loss of picture quality.

ewa-marine have been supplying such industries as Defence, Primary Industry, Minning and Film.

Just remember "Buying quaility will ALWAYS give you the BEST value"

That's why I chose that particular case..

I checked out a few others that looked a bit dodgee.. like the roll down type and the clear plasticky type ones that look like they'd crack after a while.

Thanks for the vid Toeball.. .. it's about time they brought a phone out like that.

Welcome to The Breeze..

DJ

This is the OverBoard Mp3 / iphone case and waterproof headphones that i use. Waterproof to 6m, floats and comes with a lanyard, plus neoprene arm band. I also use these cases for my car keys and it certainly beats hiding your keys under the car!

Hi DJ,
I use the OB waterproof ipod case purchased from BFC. To make sure I didn't wreck my iphone the sales person suggested I test waterproofness first. I stuffed the pouch with paper and took a long bubble bath, periodically pushing the pouch to the bottom and holding it there. No water through to the paper so I have been using it out on the boards ever since.

As Coast said, The pouch floats as it has air-filled panels around the edge and it has an earphone jack out the bottom. I have never used the earphone jack, and due to the rough treatment I give the pouch (throwing it in the wet buckets in the van etc) I reckon the jack is the most likely failure point. It is already looking a little dodgy in that area (after about 6 months): might have to take another bath?

I don't like a phone call ruining my paddle & would rather the sounds of the environment than music when paddling, but when we have clients out on the water it is a policy requirement that we have some communication in case of emergencies. It is also great to call ahead to make sure the 'horse & carriage' is on site waiting to take the clients on the second half of their 'tour'. (no pimping!).

I can easily use the touch screen and hear through the plastic, but a little hard to read text messages and not possible to take photos as the back of the pouch is solid white. I attach it to the shoulder strap of my camel pack with a big clip.