Bag Suggestion to Protect from Water

On my upcoming trip I will be doing some kayaking in Costa Rica (mangroves, rivers). Is there any specific bag you would recommend to keep the camera and lens best protected from getting wet while kayaking? I'll have with me my 7D Mark II and 2 lenses. Thank You.

In these scenarios I just use my regular camera bag but put it inside a waterproof bag kind of like this:

https://www.rei.com …weight-dry-sack-13-liters

This is just an example. They are available from various suppliers in different shapes and sizes.

I too just use a dry bag that can be found at most outdoors stores.

Bag? Ziploc!

A lot of kayaking is done during the day; the *middle* of the day. The light isn't often all that spectacular that having big lenses will be all that wonderful. Maybe for some long reach (back to the shore), but I'd probably leave most of my equipment in ziploc bags and inside my backpack until something specific came up worth shooting.

In the meantime, I have a water-proof, shock-proof, freeze-proof, zombie-proof, bullet-proof (well, maybe exaggerating those last couple) camera that I keep with me *out* of the bag. This is a case of the "best camera" being the one that you have with you. Mine is a Panasonic TS series, but Olympus makes several good choices as well. That, or GoPro. This is exactly what these cameras are designed for.

The shot that I'd want to reach for the bigger gear would have to be really special. Even then, kayaks can flip really fast when your attention is on something other than safe boating. This I know...

There are a number of companies that do dry bags in many forms (standard bags, backpacks, etc. I would consider taking something like that that you can strap to the bow; anything small enough to stuff down inside with you is going to be difficult to get into/out of while you're on the water.

Eliminate the worrying.

For the kayaking I think I would be renting proper "wet" equipment like a Canon D20, GoPro or whatever and reserve the 7DII for terra firma. The D20 is $35 a week at https://www.borrowlens​es.com/. It and many more options will also give you a video option, again without the worrying of things getting wet.

Visit a marine supply store or web site...there ought to be a West Marine store near the OP

Waterproof bags http://www.westmarine.​com/dry-bags/_/N-1z13gqc
Waterproof cases http://www.westmarine.​com/search?Ntt=waterpr​oof%20case

Lowepro have a range of camera dry bags - http://store.lowepro.c​om …ture?features_l​owepro=280.

I don't have one, but I've seen them in store. They look and feel quite sturdy.

My friend who lives on the Salmon river (Washington state) and kayaks to town rather than braving miles of a road that's more like a goat track uses regular kayaking/ boating watertight bags and says they've always worked fine. She's been crossing that river for so long she's undoubtedly expert at getting the bags sealed -- it might be good to practice with a pillow or something and make sure you can get stuff sealed. I think I'd get some big slider freezer (heavier than "storage") bags to go inside the boat bags.

I just got back from six months on the road and got a hard plastic Pelican case but it weighs about 13 pounds by itself and is terribly awkward to handle even though it wheels -- if there's pavement or a reasonably hard smooth surface wheel it on. I only got it a few days before I left and didn't throw it in the river to test the seal (no time to dry out all the foam) and for this trip didn't anticipate more than rain and shallow fords.

Pelican says pack in some silica gel packets, especially if the air is humid, because the seal is so tight. Sounds like a good idea to me for any watertight bag. They're a pain, you have to swap them out for dry ones every so often and hope the ones you've supposedly been keeping dry really are, but-- nothing is worse than mold on the sensor.