Pelican 1520 Experience

[auto]

So...... I own the 1520 which I use for protection when hunting, being that the case is crush proof and watertight. Opening weekend, I take the case and contents out to the flooded timber. At no time was the case submerged. However, on the trip in and out, the back hinges were in the water. We get back to the boat, and you guessed it, the case had water.

Of course where was the majority of the water? The camera of course. Fast Forward.

Get home, and baked the 40D for about 4 hours. everything works fine. However the 28-135 that was on there, not so good. AF motor would not fire. Luckily the 100-400l, 10-22, Flash, and acessories were all good.

Call Pelican, they proceed to explain that their cases are not waterproof nor are they submersible. The CSR also goes onto explain they do market this either. Clearly posted on their website is this exact process of cases being submerged.

Pelican is sending me a new case after much debate, this is just a warning to be careful.

The 28-135 is sitting at Canon waiting to be repaired.

[luis_relampago]

That happen to me before. I was fishing on my 14' aluminum boat and had my 20D and a 50mm 1.8 in a inexpensive quantaray bag. long story short a big wave came side ways and spilled a large amount of water into the boat and the bag was just sitting on that side of the boat and got completely wet I didn't noticed anything right away because there was a lot of junk like my tackle boxes and ice chest hiding the bag when I remember and saw the bag all wet I thought it was going to be bad, salt water is not a good thing, but incredibly nothing got wet inside the bag. I don't take my expensive cameras with me no more I have a casio P&S that is part of my fishing gear.


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[kenw]

in situations like this, i've taken a belt and suspenders approach of also enclosing each component in a ziplock bag. It's a huge inconvenience, but then the one time it saved my butt it was worth it. I rarely have the need, so i only use the ziplocks when i decide it would be best.

In fact I no longer even have the pelican case, a simple backpack with some ziplocks tucked away for "if" is all i use. If you have big glass, it might be tricky to find a bag big enough.

if you use them all the time you may have issues with condensation. So only use them when needed. ok JUST BEFORE they're needed...

[Sika]

Is your gear insured?

Sorry that happened :(

Last weekend I was hunting, walking to my stand, and I was wearing my camera backpack. I was trying to cross a barbwire fence, and to make a long story short, I ate it big time! I landed FLAT on my backpack. There were little pieces of rock embedded in it. I suffered some pretty bad bruising but miraculously none of my gear was crushed.

I was also carrying my bow. It flew about three feet when I fell but it survived too.

We can pretty rough on our equipment, can't we?!

[corralup]

You guys choke me up. I'm glad I'm not the only cluts.

[Blue Moon]

Consider Hardigg Storm Cases instead of Pelican. You'll appreciate the much improved latches for day to day use plus they're superior to Pelican when it comes to keeping your gear dry.

[carrbowl]

Originally Posted by Sika

Is your gear insured?

Sorry that happened :(

Last weekend I was hunting, walking to my stand, and I was wearing my camera backpack. I was trying to cross a barbwire fence, and to make a long story short, I ate it big time! I landed FLAT on my backpack. There were little pieces of rock embedded in it. I suffered some pretty bad bruising but miraculously none of my gear was crushed.

I was also carrying my bow. It flew about three feet when I fell but it survived too.

We can pretty rough on our equipment, can't we?!

ouch my back is now killing me!!

[pintail]

Originally Posted by Blue Moon

Consider Hardigg Storm Cases instead of Pelican. You'll appreciate the much improved latches for day to day use plus they're superior to Pelican when it comes to keeping your gear dry.

Thanks for the heads up. Was looking for one for Christmas, and after Auto's story, this helped make up my mind.

With all these fugers running around here, though, this place better batten down the hatches.

[auto]

Originally Posted by pintail

Thanks for the heads up. Was looking for one for Christmas, and after Auto's story, this helped make up my mind.

With all these fugers running around here, though, this place better batten down the hatches.

Great, pictures of ducks and geese everywhere.

[boxofrocks]

So "Pelican® Waterproof Camera Cases" (text copied directly from their website) are not waterproof?

Are they camera cases? Just making sure.

[auto]

Originally Posted by boxofrocks

So "Pelican® Waterproof Camera Cases" (text copied directly from their website) are not waterproof?

Are they camera cases? Just making sure.

That is my experience. Also not meant to be submerged according to their reps.:

[CaptainTom]

This seems like a good topic for some of the TV Consumer rights reporters to investigate.

[Rson]

The website states 100% waterproof.

[kenw]

define "waterproof". Splash? Dunk? Dense fog?

[luis_relampago]

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/waterproof:

wa·ter·proof (wôtr-prf, wtr-)
adj.
1. Impervious to or unaffected by water.
2. Made of or coated or treated with rubber, plastic, or a sealing agent to prevent penetration by water.
n.
1. A material or fabric that is impervious to water.
2. Chiefly British A raincoat or other such outer garment.
tr.v. wa·ter·proofed, wa·ter·proof·ing, wa·ter·proofs
To make impervious to water.

I don't know if waterproof means something else to the pelican case people, but they need to check the definition.