by chac » Jul 10, 2011 4:31 pm
Actually, yes - but not taped-up bleach bottles.
Darren Barrels can be quite useful. Line the interior of the barrel with a thin neoprene sheet, it will take all your survey gear that is best to keep dryish. Many (Point and Shoot) cameras will fit in these barrels, a small snack, more sources of light, 30' webbing hand-line, whatever. Bumps, small drops, water, mud etc. are no problem to the overall package. As for the rest of your kit, stage it in and/or have your group bring in the extras (bring water, food).
Use your imagination with these containers, they can be very useful in the right conditions. If the integrity of the pack is suspect, the barrel will take reasonable abuse. You can submerge these barrels briefly with no effect. YMMV once these go underwater.
Jim
Jim Coke