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Anyone find a good waterproof case yet?

I'd like to pick up a waterproof case for my Evo. I'm not looking to dive with it or anything, I just want something to protect from rain when geocaching and sand while at the beach. Neck carry is important for the former, not so important for the latter. I'd prefer a clear back to allow picture taking. Anyone find something like this yet?
Here is an example on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/AQUAPAC-WATERPR...nd-NECK-CORD-/160471964514?pt=PDA_Accessories
I need to spend some more time on Aquapac's website to find one that will fit. Regardless of being listed at the bottom, when iPhone owners complain about having difficulty getting their phones in it I don't think that model will work on the larger Evo.
A more expensive design that while nice is probably overkill for me: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350358716413&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Probably a pain to put the phone in and out as well.
Another: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160431555376&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Nice and cheap but no clear back.
Another: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260601229727&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Might work but I doubt our camera will line up with that tiny little window.
Another: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260605297981&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Super cheap but no clear back.
Another: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220625301859&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
I like this one but I think it would actually be too big and the phone would swim around inside the case.
Another: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290455952560&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
A cheapie with integrated headphone cord.
Another: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330457149482&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Higher dollar but looks nice.
Get buying guys so you can test these out for me.

Best Buy also sells this which I think is interesting, I plan on buying to try it soon. Just don't have any extra money right now...
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/h2o+Aud...kuId=8977752&st=waterproof&contract_desc=null
They have waterproof headphones too!!!

ziplock bag.

I've used a ziplock before, with no troubles, but I've read lots of posts claiming that they're not very reliable. I'd like to find something a bit more robust.

grad20_09 said:
Best Buy also sells this which I think is interesting, I plan on buying to try it soon. Just don't have any extra money right now...
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/h2o+Aud...kuId=8977752&st=waterproof&contract_desc=null
They have waterproof headphones too!!!
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Backordered: Usually leaves our warehouse within 1-2 weeks
Has anyone tried this?

tdusen said:
I've used a ziplock before, with no troubles, but I've read lots of posts claiming that they're not very reliable. I'd like to find something a bit more robust.
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i think a double ziplock will be safer at the cost of usability, but of course its not the most reliable still

EVO inside of a Ziplock sandwich bag.
Sandwich bag inside of a Ziplock freezer bag.
Freezer bag inside Camelback backpack, right against the ice-cold water-filled bladder.
Music and calls over bluetooth headphones.
Yup, that's what I do when going for a walk, or doing something up on the roof, here in Ovenfornia.

I ended up getting the Aquapac. I thought it might be a little large but the phone sticks in there quite good and doesn't move around, plus the extra space gives it more room for larger cases. The version that you want is the 344, aka Small PDA. I can take pics if people are interested.
It is amazing how well the touch screen works through the case.

Boondock *10/28/10* New Design Up

Check it out. Made it with some sold scrap metal I had around the shop. I will get more pics when I put some spray on it.

Here it is all finished. The bolts make it so I can tilt the phone more forward or back by loosening or tightening the jam nuts. Comes in handy when watching video. I put some VW lug covers on the head of the bolts to protect the case of the phone. Not bad for a days work.

Sweet!
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Thats pretty cool, good work.

Awesome lol, you people come up with some ghetto sh** for a $500 phone though

as a fellow auto tech i have to say good friggin job LOL. thats something i was looking to do with a box for the blue shop towels. i already made a ghetto ass subwoofer with one beats pretty well for a pc speaker LOL

Work must be slow....intuitive though.....

Thanks everyone.
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Work must be slow....intuitive though.....
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Yup. Slow as death.

That's awesome! Good job.
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Master™ said:
Awesome lol, you people come up with some ghetto sh** for a $500 phone though
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wouldnt really consider that ghetto. have you seen the ****ers around here using the cardboard box the phone came in? or the guys using paperclips?
he could probably market this to iphone owners as some industrial steampunk phone stand, get "Made for iPhone" stamped on the box and sell these for $200 all day long.

turbosix said:
wouldnt really consider that ghetto. have you seen the ****ers around here using the cardboard box the phone came in? or the guys using paperclips?
he could probably market this to iphone owners as some industrial steampunk phone stand, get "Made for iPhone" stamped on the box and sell these for $200 all day long.
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You know, I was thinking the same thing. Im going to make another for my touch pro 2. I will post pics asap.

What case is that on the phone? I just ordered a Vibrant (it'll be here tomorrow. Can't wait!) and I'm looking for a good case to put it in. That one looks pretty nice. I was a bit disappointed to find that Otterbox doesn't make a case for the Vibrant.

YodaEXE said:
What case is that on the phone? I just ordered a Vibrant (it'll be here tomorrow. Can't wait!) and I'm looking for a good case to put it in. That one looks pretty nice. I was a bit disappointed to find that Otterbox doesn't make a case for the Vibrant.
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Its just a rubber case from the T-mobile store. I got it when I got the phone. It was only like $15 and it fits real nice.

Dan_Brutal said:
You know, I was thinking the same thing. Im going to make another for my touch pro 2. I will post pics asap.
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love to see it. i'm a car guy too. buddy of mine made some lamps out of old cams, cranks and turbine housings from some shot turbos he had in his garage.
i like to see stuff like this. lots of people dont have an open enough mind to figure stuff like this out.

Nice Job. Money tight? I hear ya.

New Dock
This is my new one, for my touch pro2. Same basic design as the first, but a little rougher around the edges. It also fits my vibrant really well. I think Im going to play around with fiberglass and see what I come up with. I did body work for awhile, and I can sling mud with the best of them.

neverwet...this stuff is gunna change the game or cases.

So I have eagerly been awaiting for this product to come out for the general public...I was ay home depot the other day and saw this product coating on a plunger and they had a bucket of water and let me tell you...the water doesnt roll off the plunger it shoots off like some sort of wizardry. This video shows an iPhone that was spayed on only the OUTSIDE and was made waterproof for 30 minutes. I honestly think this is going to be a huge game changer...I am in no way shape out form affiliated with neverwet its parent company or any other company for that fact. I'm an engineering student and thought this stuff is amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7is6r6zXFDc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq0bha101AQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

That's extraordinary. I wonder if it's available now? Also, can it be removed if you spray it on a surface?

Its not publicly available..im trying to get some through the company I work for since we are a high end company and its only available to businesses. Its supposed to be out for public use "by mid 2012" so hopefully sooner rather than later

They have Liquipel. Its just a hydrophobic coating on outside AND inside. It my not shoot off, but its supposed to be very water resistant. Its a bit expensive though. For me, the cheapest one is $59
http://www.liquipel.com/

Wow that's freakishly amazing! Especially the Hershey's chocolate syrup test!
Imagine spraying your entire car with that stuff! I wonder how long it would last?
If its heat resistant it could be sprayed on pots and pans and never have to worry about food sticking to them again.
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Just browse YouTube...they have videos of it next to rain x and it makes rain x look like a total joke....you can coat anything with this stuff. And you wont have to ship your phone to them...you just buy it and apply..plain and simple and it dries in 20 seconds. Seriously I was amazed when I saw jt at home depot last week...you can buy plungers and they come pre coated. I first learned about this product around November. I can go on everything from cloths to glass to electronics. And it handles strong bases and acids and salt water....imagine being able to go scuba diving with your gs2 or anything electronic...they have a video were a laptop it sitting in a Container of water and they are typing on the laptop

I meant to reply to this earlier, but I am ecstatic for this product! I was just thinking about how I wish I had it yesterday so I could listen to music in the shower! I wonder how easy it will be to apply to a GS2? and my shoe game will be insane! Imagine having clean shows forever, spraying it in your car like he said, and it will reduce crap on your phone, like you will just be able to wipe the oil off.! Urgh soooo many uses Damn, i thought you were saying its out already :/

It does say for the Rubbermaid plunger that you shouldn't touch it because body oils will degrade the performance of the coating! What good is coating a phone if you have to reapply every couple days??

Why would you need your phone in the shower to listen to it? Buy some speakers. And whoever said put it on pots and pans, I wouldn't do that.
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They can already make outside materials that are water proof. How often do you touch the componenets inside your phone? If you treat the whole phone with this, and only touch the screen (waterproof) and the case (plastic thus waterproof) then there you go. I would worry about losing the ability for external media though, although to be honest i've washed jeans with sd cards in the pockets and they worked fine so who knows.

Very interesting product. Although I trust a very high quality sealant for whomever was talking about this application for cars. From the looks of it, this leaves a matte coat, when you're detailing a car (like me) you want to leave a shining coat lol.
Unless matte's your thing, or you've got vinyl wrap on your vehicle.

It would work great for a minibath! Sorry it had to be done. Carry on.
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busab said:
It would work great for a minibath! Sorry it had to be done. Carry on.
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[email protected], you beat me to it... it did have to be done. :thumbsup:

nashwing said:
[email protected], you beat me to it... it did have to be done. :thumbsup:
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Nice
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The water proof thread

So to kick it off, I've got two "pouches" that are supposed to be watertight. I haven't checked if they are actually water proof, but I can say something about the fit (or misfit).
1. Had the Hagløfs Watatait for the S1. Plastic made it impossible to insert the phone. I had to use a metallic case on the phone to get it in the pouch.
The S3 have the same problem. Its slightly less "clingy", but edges on phone get stuck before fully inserted. There is no room for a phone with case.
2. Got the Overboard case from mobilefun. S3 slides nicely into the pouch. Locking feels safe enough, to the point of being over-engineered. The clear plastic window is slightly small, making it hard to pull down the notification menu. Also a bit fiddly to find the power and volume buttons.
Its also a very tight fit. I suspect its made for the iphone, with room for protection for that phone. Any case that offer enough protection for the S3 make it too big for this pouch.
So anyone else have a watertight pouch case they want to share with the rest of us?

I'm a biker, after much trial and error I found the Northcore surfing cases and bought one for my old phone (Desire). Got my S3 today and while tight it does fit the bare phone with no problems and leaves it easily operable. I usually have the phone strapped to my left forearm and have some capacitive thread stitched into the index finger of the right glove and a bluetooth headset for sound. Add in Tasker to deal with automation and it makes the phone really easy to use.
This is the beastie:
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I'm hoping Liquidpel will be available for this device. http://www.liquipel.com/
Basically they coat the entire phone + internals with hydrophobic material, that way even when water gets into the phone, it remains working.

I used a waterproof pouch when I was on my last cruise. Put my epic touch in it and went snorkeling for hours with it in my pocket. It was under water the whole time, no leaks. I bought it from Amazon.com.
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tarmacsurfer said:
I'm a biker, after much trial and error I found the Northcore surfing cases and bought one for my old phone (Desire). Got my S3 today and while tight it does fit the bare phone with no problems and leaves it easily operable. I usually have the phone strapped to my left forearm and have some capacitive thread stitched into the index finger of the right glove and a bluetooth headset for sound. Add in Tasker to deal with automation and it makes the phone really easy to use.
This is the beastie:
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The tight fit is a problem, to be ideal, it should be room for something like Otterbox defender or Ballistic-whatever-its-name-was. A drop in one of the pouches with bare phone is nearly as bad as a drop of the bare phone, and SIII doesn't take a lot of abuse on its own.
So looking for something with a bit more room, that still have decent opening to operate the screen.

I suspect you'll have problems finding anything that big, the S3 isn't a small handset to start with and by the time it's cased up it doubles the bulk.
Good luck :good:

If your looking for waterproof bag i have been using a type of waterproof ziplock for years. its called Aloksak. I have swam across rivers a few time and my gear in it is always dry.
Its certified waterproof to 60 metres and tested by the Navy Diving Unit.
I got mine through amazon and there are alot of sizes some even can fit a rifle. I have some that are really beat up scratches and stretch marks from sharp object and they are not even leaking.
Screen is 100% usable and its dirt cheap.

I am looking for a decent water proof case myself. I have ran across the drycase from drycase.com and have contacted them in an attempt to verify that the s3 will fit in the standard case without having to get the tablet sized one.
It does not offer drop protection however they say its rated to 100 feet (30 meters) so i should be able to take this on a 40 foot reef dive.
I really want to get rid of my camera housing as its for an old sony 5mp camera that barely works anymore.

Drycase
I just received my Drycase from Amazon. So far here are my thoughts on it with the S3. I have never owned a waterproof case like this before so perhaps some of these issues are common to cases like this. Keep in mind I have only had the case for a couple hours so these are just my initial impressions.
1. It is a little difficult to get the phone into and out of the case. It sticks to the plastic sides of the case.
2. Although the Drycase sales rep told me that the S3 would fit in the case and it does for the most part, it is hard to get it far enough into the case so that you can connect the headphone adapter and still have it be out of the way of the top black flap and closing mechanism.
3. Once the phone is in the case and the air is pumped out, the plastic sides of the case fit pretty tight to the body of the phone. This is nice as it makes the screen easy to see, however it also makes the volume and power buttons on the sides of the case difficult to press. I was trying to use the case to take underwater photos and video and because you can not use the touch screen when underwater I mapped the volume down button to the camera shutter, but it was difficult to press this button when the phone was in the case.
4. When the headphone/microphone jack inside the bag is connected to the phone any sound you record with a video will not be recorded since I assume the internal microphone is disconnected. So if you want sound with video you would need to either not plug in the internal cable or connect an external mic. Not a big deal for shooting underwater but if you are going to be moving between above and below water you may want to just leave this cable disconnected.

Anyone seen or tried this pouch?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271017216379
I like that it has both an armband and lanyard.

komugi said:
I'm hoping Liquidpel will be available for this device. http://www.liquipel.com/
Basically they coat the entire phone + internals with hydrophobic material, that way even when water gets into the phone, it remains working.
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That's super cool. If you look they do have it for the s3.
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unique77 said:
That's super cool. If you look they do have it for the s3.
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I've seen this before. Some people swear by it.

I have this
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QWY644/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00
and this
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008D532ZO/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
works great!!
I have been able to swim around in the pool, go underwater and still hear my music, can make calls too, need to keep the mic out of the water, otherwise they cant here you.
Also , FYI, when you are under water, you cant use the phone well, it just wont pick up your print.

I have decided to start surfing and never go anywhere unless I have my phone and headphones. I have been debating on ordering this. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=350585644786 I think music might help with the frustration of learning.
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crzy619 said:
I have decided to start surfing and never go anywhere unless I have my phone and headphones. I have been debating on ordering this. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=350585644786 I think music might help with the frustration of learning.
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yea, I got something like that, the H2O headphones are nice because they have a Mic on them, and the bag has compression clips on snapps, I love mine!

eatonjb said:
I have this
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QWY644/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00
and this
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008D532ZO/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
works great!!
I have been able to swim around in the pool, go underwater and still hear my music, can make calls too, need to keep the mic out of the water, otherwise they cant here you.
Also , FYI, when you are under water, you cant use the phone well, it just wont pick up your print.
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How do you get the headphone line out of the OB pouch? The one with integrated headphone jack looks interesting. Maybe the Note-sized pouch is big enough for a S3 with a Ballistics case. Worth a try?

I forgot what its called but I seen a website that will take apart your phone and water proof the components so you don't have to have a waterproof case on. Just take the bare phone swimming with you n you're good
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I remember the starting price for it is like $60 or $70 tho
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xXJay_RXx said:
I forgot what its called but I seen a website that will take apart your phone and water proof the components so you don't have to have a waterproof case on. Just take the bare phone swimming with you n you're good
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I remember the starting price for it is like $60 or $70 tho
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I know where you saw it: a couple posts up in this thread..

scarrmrcc said:
I know where you saw it: a couple posts up in this thread..
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Wow sorry lmao I thought it was a different thread. I guess I shouldn't be typing responses when I'm extremely tired -.-
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Snuble said:
How do you get the headphone line out of the OB pouch? The one with integrated headphone jack looks interesting. Maybe the Note-sized pouch is big enough for a S3 with a Ballistics case. Worth a try?
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THERE IS A wire on the inside that connects to the external one. I'musing it now
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Waterproof case that allows camera use

Hi All,
I'm going on holiday soon to a sunny island and will be out at sea...
Was wondering if there's a case on the market with a see through back that would allow me to use the S3 under water? If so could you please post me a link to where I could buy one?

Doughnut said:
Hi All,
I'm going on holiday soon to a sunny island and will be out at sea...
Was wondering if there's a case on the market with a see through back that would allow me to use the S3 under water? If so could you please post me a link to where I could buy one?
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http://www.amazon.com/iOttie-Waterproof-Protective-Underwater-Snowboarding/dp/B008DZRB92
You can only use it once though and i think you can have it underwater for around 30 min.

I have this on my watch list. hard to know if you can really trust it tho
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/26106525...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_2430wt_1139

hitek86 said:
I have this on my watch list. hard to know if you can really trust it tho
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/26106525...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_2430wt_1139
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Ive never heard of that company "Protector F" the one from amazon ive seen several videos on people actually test it so if it were me i would go with something i trust if my phones going under water.

Easy old trick is a sandwich bag and a little silicone. I know fishermen friends who did that with the Motorola bricks back in the day. But your real issue is the capacitive touch screen. It'll probably not pick up your fingers. Ever tried to use your phone with a drop on the screen? Tends to throw it off.
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http://www.drycase.com/
This one looks promising. I like the idea of the vacuum seal, I will probably be ordering at some point. You can find them cheaper if you look around.

DINLONG said:
http://www.drycase.com/
This one looks promising. I like the idea of the vacuum seal, I will probably be ordering at some point. You can find them cheaper if you look around.
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Geez, $40? IMO, for that kind of price, I think it would be beneficial cost wise to use the sandwich bag gimmick as stated above but find someone with one of those airtight bag sealers to protect the device furthermore. That's pretty much what that dry case is anyway, just in a more easy to use, continual usage, professional looking wrap.
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Zip lock bag silicone and tape !!!
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