Highwater Belt Pack

High water Belt Pack

I’m on a team of 5 women who are training to row the Great American Loop in a Rannoch ocean rowing boat. One of the challenges has been finishing gear that is effective, efficient , and water proof. One item that I needed was a bag to hold everything that I needed in order to spend at least 6 hours on the deck of the boat between breaks in the cabin. It needed to be large enough to fit the necessary items, but small enough to quickly grab and move with as we rotate between rowing and steering positions on the boat. I trialed several products and learned what didn’t work. I purchased the Highwater Belt Pack because it had all the qualities I was looking for. I had the opportunity to test it this past weekend when we completed 2 12 hour overnight rows. It was perfect!!! It held my snacks, electrolytes, headlamp, extra phone chargers, oar grips, hand sanitizer…and would have held even more. When I took it off my waist for rowing I was able to clip it securely in the boat next to me. It was worth every penny and I’m recommending it to my teammates.

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Room is nice. I hope the zipper holds up inwas under the impression that it a a reel zipper like the sling bag. I had the smaller version but the zipper broke. Of course it was out of warranty. It is water proof. The strap is not long enough though. Returning would cost me the consumer close to 20$ due to restocking and shipping fee. I will think twice before ordering from the company again. I forgot when i ordered the last set of bags about the return fee.