Decent water resistant remote cover?

[Rothman]

I'm really getting sick of the silicone cover from XP. Sure it offers great protection but it's so darn hard to see through. Add some dust and dirt to the mix and you may as well not even have the remote on the stem. I'd be pleased as punch if the screen portion was clear instead of the whitish opaque..

There has to be a better option. I went my last few hunts without a cover and it was great but, I was paranoid the whole time.

I'd like to see something with...

-Screen protection
-Visibility
-Water resistance/protection

Honestly, for the value/cost of the remote, I'd like to see tempered glass and a hard case (like you see for sell phones). Is that so unreasonable?

Hit me with some ideas.

 

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[vferrari]

Aryca Tide. Do a search for this on this forum and get all the details.

 

[jadocs]

Yep Aryca for a totally waterproof option. The Tide will work but it will be oversized. The original "Wave" for the iPhone 3 & 4 will fit perfectly.

For a water resistant cover for light rain I use a Thesaurus Detecting cover. As V says there are a few recent threads that go into more detail.

Aryca:


Thesaurus Detecting:

Honestly, for the value/cost of the remote, I'd like to see tempered glass and a hard case (like you see for sell phones). Is that so unreasonable?

Hit me with some ideas.

You want to be able to push the buttons. The options above allow you to do that.

 

[toasted]

I just ordered the certified Deus water kit. Only way to have your warranty honored from water damage

 

[RustyGold]

Find it here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005G0LVKM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[USERNAME IS VALID]

I just bought a cover, one of those stretchy nylon ones with the clear vinyl front, can't even see the screen, it's reflective and distorted, can't even see the screen. Don't waste your money.

 

[jadocs]

Post a pic or the link to the one you got so other people don't make the same mistake.

 

[Dave Rishar]

Another vote for the Aryca. I've been using a WS13B since 2014. Be advised that the screen protector is more or less impossible to clean in the field if it's muddy out, but fortunately that's not really a deal-breaker with a Deus, is it? (A more experienced user would probably opine, "Quit fiddling with the controller and focus on the tones, Dave!" And they'd be right, but until V4 I tended to pay too much attention to the controller.)

Protip #1: Unless you absolutely need 100% protection from water (and you don't, unless you're going to submerge your control box completely), use a rotary tool to hog out a hole in the back of the case. That way you can still mount your control box on the stem where it wants to be. The case will still protect the box's screen from the rain and your muddy hands (if you're in the PNW; other hazards apply in different areas), even though it's no longer technically waterproof.

Protip #2: Loop the included lanyard around the stem if you mount the control box there. If you prefer to keep your control box in a pocket or something, slip the lanyard around your neck, a limb, your belt, or some damned thing. The "lost control box" forum posts are not frequent, but there have been a few over the last few years...a gentlemen goes through some thick brush or scrambles around on a hill, he swings the coil for a while, he looks down at the screen to see what a strange tone looks like, and he realizes that there is no screen because he lost his control box sometime in the last hour. He now spends the rest of the hunt trying (generally unsuccessfully) to find it. The Aryca comes with a lanyard, so use the frigging thing. It will save you $800 at some point. (It's saved me $1600 so far.)

 

[jhittle]

Waterproof Case Aryca

Just ordered 2 , one as a backup $3.00 plus shipping

 

[Rothman]

This is the case that is no bueno...
https://www.amazon.com/DEUS-Silicon...8&qid=1493620218&sr=8-2&keywords=xp+deus+case

Thanks for the options guys. I've got some thinking to do. Definitely leaning towards the Aryca but I do like the thesaurus one as well. I don't need total water proofing.

 

[jadocs]

If you get the Aryca there is no need to cut it up so you can mount it to your stem. Search eBay for this. Large surface area, completely solid when mounted and retains the case's waterproof-ness.

 

[vferrari]

Waterproof Case Aryca

Just ordered 2 , one as a backup $3.00 plus shipping

Did you confirm the were WS13 (Aryca Wave) cases. The pic of the package on your link says WS8 which may not fit the controller. Hope I'm wrong.

 

[jhittle]

im hoping it will fit if not it was cheap enough....

in this vid he states using the WS8 only time will tell as its in the mail now....


Aryca WS13B Aryca Wave
Fits iPhone 3, 4S/4 & other Smart Phone Models, inner dimensions: 4.55" x 2.56" x0.55"

Aryca WS8
inner size:116 x 64 x 14 mm. 4.56 x 2.53 x .55 in.

 

[jadocs]

Looks identical should fit fine. Let us know how it goes.

 

[USERNAME IS VALID]

Waterproof Case Aryca

Just ordered 2 , one as a backup $3.00 plus shipping

I saw those, I think they might be knockoffs for $3 because the packaging is different, I stayed safe and bought the real one for $20 with shipping from eBay. Mine says waterproof to 99 feet, the lower cost ones on eBay say 18 feet, not that I will go 99 feet. I'm thinking the $3 one would be fine for what I do, mostly to guard against splashes and mud. Walmart has the others for $18. $35 on Amazon was a lot more than I wanted to pay.

 

[jadocs]

I thought about that too. I wonder if the construction or materials are different?

 

[USERNAME IS VALID]

I thought about that too. I wonder if the construction or materials are different?

Probably not. Not enough to really matter I'm thinking, unless you're a serious diver. They look the same.

 

[jhittle]

Just got them in the mail ... popped in the controller and it was a perfect fit, the packaging looks a bit generic the case has the Aryca logo and for $3.00 i'm satisfied next is to figure out the mounting i see the pic of the mounting block and have seen pictures of using the 3m industrial Velcro

 

[jadocs]

Just got them in the mail ... popped in the controller and it was a perfect fit, the packaging looks a bit generic the case has the Aryca logo and for $3.00 i'm satisfied next is to figure out the mounting i see the pic of the mounting block and have seen pictures of using the 3m industrial Velcro

Good to hear. Do yourself a favor and get the mounting block I posted. No amount of Velcro is going to make it a solid mount.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/172650098541

 

[jhittle]

Good to hear. Do yourself a favor and get the mounting block I posted. No amount of Velcro is going to make it a solid mount.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/172650098541

Thanks ... pulled the trigger and ordered one....