One of the keys for me, especially when I'm paddling, is that I want my PSK on my body, not in the boat. One nice thing about an altoids tin is that it's compact, and will fit in most of my pockets easily. I always have a kit in a pelican box when I'm in a boat, but I always have the basics on my person too. some boats are designed not to sink, but that doesn't mean they won't float away.
I just finished repacking my vest. The Pelican case is larger, but no so bulky as I first thought. I wouldn't want to carry it in a jeans pocket, but it fits nice in the life vest. I already had one in the other pocket for my iphone. After all the getting wet it was dry as a bone inside.
I hit some rapids a few years ago and wiped out. I went one way, my paddle another, and the canoe continued a Kilometer or so before hooking in some rocks badly dented. I took me a couple of hours to find everything again, and the canoe would sway to one side constantly afterward. Iam just getting back into this sort of activity but I still remember that day very well. Could have ended badly.
I will post some pics of the new version later....
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