jzmtl - I admit, It may have been that I was using the wrong type of tape for the job. I have moved on to other projects now so to speak, but the electrical tape may have been the key.

Could also be the fact I was moving around so much the can could have bent, twisted, shifted or something. Placing a can in a bucket of water isn't really the same kind of test as getting in and out of a kayak for two days either. Throw the tin in a vest and do some real world stuff to compare with your bucket test and see if the results are the same.

Even a slight ingress was unacceptable to me. Something is either waterproof or it isn't. Even a drop of water could be a problem if left sitting there unnoticed for too long.

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I think people are exaggerating and over reacting.


How exactly? Please explain