The weather has turned really nice now, so time for one more mug of tea in the sunshine. However JSC played his ukulele instead of washing up the Crusader mug from lunchtime. So time for some improvisation – our MSR Ti Kettle on the Crusader Burner.
Here is a test with the iPhone in the Watatait case.
Not in the case.
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As it was raining it was a good opportunity to test the waterproof case for the iPhone 4.
Here is a photo taken through the pouch.
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Whilst shopping in Lidl we came across this instant fruit tea.
I am always looking for things to add to the brew kit and peach tea sounded good. Back at the campsite we tried it and both of us liked it, Jeremy especially like the idea that it could be added to cold water.
The instructions said use five tea spoons (20g) we used two heaped mini sporks in a mug and that was fine.
I packed about six mugs worth in this 100ml nalgene bottle (I’ll weigh it when I get home).
For some people it is breakfast in bed – well Jeremy is still in his sleeping bag and has not yet got out of the tent.
Below is the cooking area – using the board we found in Dunbar.
The wind shield is there to protect the windbreak from any stray flames from the burner.
Above you can see the Crusader burner with the meths burner unit from a titanium, Vargo Triad XE dual fuel stove.
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Jeremy and I walked down to the coast at Dornoch today. We took the small brew kit and had a brew and noodles with tomato soup for lunch.
There was plenty of RAF action whilst we were there with pairs of Tornados performing “power turns” in front of the beach, displaying their underneaths and weapon loads.
After looking for two weeks in most of the bigger outdoor shop we have passed, I have finally found a case to protect my iPhone 4 from bad weather and is not an Aquapac.
It is a Haglofs Watatait mobile pouch. There were two models and after trying them both out in the shop I chose the smaller one. For testing I fitted the power jacket to the phone so it was larger. I found that the smaller one would work – although it is snug but not tight – and it requires just a little manipulation to get the phone with it’s jacket through the zip lock fastenings. I wanted the smallest case possible as I carry the phone when walking in one of the concealed zippered chest pockets in my Rohan vest.
The pouch looks well made, but it is very light when compared to an Aquapac, and it uses cloth and plastic in it’s construction, rather than all plastic. The water tight closure is a double ziplock with a Velcro roll over top – rolling down this extra protection also reduces the size of the pouch. The front is completely transparent so the whole of the smartphone screen shows. The rear is obscured by the nylon panel and the roll down closure and to use the camera I have to unroll the closure and make sure the iPhone is positioned high enough to avoid the nylon panel – a small amount of trouble to be able to use the camera in bad weather.
Over the coming days I will take some comparison photos both in and out of the pouch to see by how much the quality drops when shooting through the plastic.
There is a long neck strap provided, long enough to go over my head and then still put the pouch in the vest pocket and fasten the zipper, it has a cord lock fitted to this strap can also be used as a wrist strap. There is a tape clipped fitted for another carrying option.
This pouch is not as waterproof as other brands – you could not use it whilst swimming but for protection from the weather when walking it looks ideal. I’m in Scotland at the moment and it is core sat to rain tomorrow so I will be able to test it quite soon!
The pouch could also be used in the real world! We have a client who is a builder and his phones are always out in the weather when he is onsite – when I get back to the office next week I shall drop round and show him this one. Aquapacs were not suitable for him but this Watatait pouch is small enough and looks alright for business use.
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