Swimming dry bag

• The body seam of this swimming dry bag is heat-welded PVC rather than stitched, leaving no line of needle holes for water to work through.
• Three folds of the roll-top and one buckle clip close it, and the rolled top doubles as the grab handle.
• The adjustable shoulder strap clips to two D-rings and goes across the body for the walk down to the water and back.
• 10 litres holds a towel, a change of clothes, a phone and a flask, the whole of a cold water session.
• With its flat base the bag stands up on its own on shingle or a wet boat ramp instead of rolling into the water while you change.

Swimming dry bag for dry clothes after a cold swim

Cold water swimming in this country means a walk back across a windy car park, and the whole session turns on whether the towel and the clothes stayed dry. The swimming drybag is welded PVC rather than stitched fabric, so the seam has no needle holes, and the roll-top shuts with three folds and a buckle you can work with numb fingers. At 10 litres it holds a towel, a change of clothes, a phone and a flask, then rides on an adjustable shoulder strap down to the shingle. The bright colours are worth taking seriously on open water, where a black bag on a grey sea is gone in seconds. Salt and sand rinse straight off the PVC under a tap at home, which is the difference between kit you use every week and kit that stays in the boot.