>>336832Well OP, I learned the hard way this weekend. Paddling down a twisty river with a lot of debris, I went sideways on a strong current and flipped my kayak over, filling it with water. After I dragged it to shore, drained it with the help of the buddy I was with and realized that my beer was gone, I took a look at my phone. I had it tucked in a water resistant backpack inside two ziploc bags. It got wet. I just turned it on for the first time today after letting it sit in desiccant, and it turns on but the screen does weird shit. You get what you pay for. When it comes to dry boxes/bags, the cheap options will tend to fail when you need them the most. Redundancy is your best friend, whether it be a ziploc bag inside a mason jar or an otterbox inside a drybag. I will be dropping the money some new equipment because a lot of the bodies of water I paddle do not have accessible maps and I've come to rely on my smartphone for navigation when I'm lost. The cheap options served me well for years, but one mistake may cost me a few hundred dollars in a new phone.
>>338221Canoeing is my preferred over the two, but I always say that it doesn't matter what kind of craft you're paddling as long as you're paddling
