Daren drum or peli case

[Mr Mike]

Clear micro cases, the seal is part of the liner and comes out, but solid colour ones are bonded in, wet wipe down with cloth works.

 

[Ian P]

Put a peli case into a Darren drum ??
I?ll get my coat 

 

[tomferry]

I do actually own a copy of a peli case,  I was considering putting it into the 6L drum  as I shall have spare room inside it now then my phone will be more secure than it always has been .

 

[chunky]

I use all of the above mentioned (tools for the job)

I realise I possibly carry quite a bit more than the OP has suggested, but my thoughts are:

For solo carrying my camera kit I tend to use  peli case as it is quick to decant and repack. I no longer attach anything to the handle as I'm a little brutal with my kit and have managed to rip a handle off before now. It is great for walking, climbing and crawling with, but can be a pain getting wedged in rift passage. As mentioned before you do need to be careful of catching anything in the o-ring when repacking.

The inglesport version, I use their clear box to put strobes in for really wet locations.
For kit carry they aren't as robust as peli, and are somewhat more rigid, so I have cracked one chucking it ahead of me. They are very good in shallow sumps.

Daren drums are more of a faff getting kit in and out of, but do go nicely in to tackle bags. I use them quite a bit when I've got a big 10hr+ trip and can split the load between the team. You have to just be careful people don't lean against the side of the drum in wet crawls as it can break the seal with the lid. Again I was very surprised to find in Croatia this year how well they faired in shallow sumps.

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[PeteHall]

A friend recently bought one of the small Peli Cases that fit a single phone in, to use for his car keys. It popped open in his pocket on the first trip he used it on, and his car key was totally flooded. He had to take it apart and dry it before he could lock his car properly again.

Put a snoopy loop around the latch and you'll avoid that issue 

 

[andrewmcleod]

Also you can just get a car key cut without the radio/transponder in - I've used https://www.keysinthepost.com/. You just send a photograph and they cut you the key. You have to actually put the key in the keyhole (so no good for these modern keyless cars) and it won't start the engine, but it also doesn't matter if you swim through a sump with it.

 

[aricooperdavis]

The downside to this is most insurance companies won't pay out for stolen vehicles if the key is left in it (however sneakily hidden!).

 

[SamT]

On this point...

I've just been thinking that I have never ever taken my keys/phone into a cave.  Phone is always tucked away in car somewhere and the car key hidden somewhere between car and cave, or just inside the cave entrance, or next the car in a wall or some such.  Everyone on the trip knows where each others car keys are in case of emergency. 

Granted, most of my caving has historically been in evenings mid week less likely to be 'spotted' hiding your key.  Even then, most caving spots are fairly remote and if your subtle about it, shouldn't be a problem.

Certainly one less darren drum to cart about the cave.

 

[tomferry]

Luckily for me I have a extremely old Landrover so the key could be in a pocket all day not that it is but it wouldn?t affect the key unless it was snapped in half , I haven?t done a huge amount of caving I plan to do a lot more next year I shall be taken my phone for pictures at rest stops or amazing features,  it won?t be coming out the drum a lot like it does in a mine .  I am waiting for the 6L drum to arrive and then I shall try my peli case copy inside of it with some towels for my set up . Fingers crossed it will be as good as the 3.6L the design is the same so I am sure it will be