[stevesliva]

[rsireland3]

x2 on the rice. We've used it for all kinds of devices that have gone in the drink. Phones, WII-motes, tv remotes... its all taken a dip and its all been recovered.
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[ghostofcarl]

[Sawyer]

Just got my drisuit case ($60). Will keep y'all posted. So far so good.

An instant plus is that the outer case isn't rubber like it is on my OtterBox, so sliding it in and out of jeans and other tightish pockets is not a PITA anymore.

For now, some photos of a year and a half old OtterBox in need of replacement and what it's done to my phone. I think it's definitely served its purpose and like anything else I own, has a limited life. I might not use it all of the time when I'm outdoors, but my phone goes everywhere with me, always in a pocket and never with keys.

The 'box kept scratches off the screen and did really well to protect the phone from impacts. That said, it wasn't perfect, (I do not expect there to be a perfect offering out there, by the way) given how I roughly treat/toss around electronics, I'd say it did pretty well. (I don't get pissed and throw stuff, it's more like throwing hard objects around in a pack)

My biggest complaints are the fact that the built in screen protector got scratched up merely by my fingernails and makes the phone irritating to read in full sun and that the plastic inner layer scratched up the metal antenna band around the phone. All aesthetic things, but if scratches happen, I would expect them to come from things other than a $50 case i.e. me dropping it when I've taken it out to clean it, which I had to do every few weeks or so as grit would collect in there and make tiny marks on the bottom of the handset. OtterBox has switched to a more rugged rubber since I got my case, but I've fondled a new one and the fit isn't nearly as good, but like everything else, it's a reasonable compromise.

Pix.
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[paul]

Another vote for the Seal Line. I put my old phone case (to mimic having the phone in it) in, sealed it, and let it float in water - no visible leakage. The phone is somewhat useable without removing it. I'd guess a ziplock, replaced now and then, would work as well.

[lowangle al]

I recently read that 3,000,000 phones a year get dropped in the toilet.
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[Teli-stoked]

Two good options:
Both meet the IPX 7 standard, which is submerged for 1/2 an hour in a meter of water.

www.outdoortech.com look for I-Phone 4 case.

or

www.outdoorresearch.com and look for the Sensor dry pocket.

One is a soft case the other a hard case.

Have worked great for me, I use the hard case for paddling and the soft case for skiing or rain days on the trail.

Cheers!
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[rsireland3]

My complaint w/ Otterbox is that moisture builds up under the screen protector when i put it in my jacket while skiing. That makes it freakin useless. My OB is on a Motorola Atrix.
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