Just out of curiousity what problems have you had with the Quadlock poncho? I've found it works pretty well - there is a small amount of water ingress during really heavy rain but most phones now are IPX70 at least so a bit of water on the outside shouldn't cause any issues.
Waterproof cover for phone!
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Pentti
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There is another alternative from a company called "sunslice" @Cathryn a good quality waterproof cover designed to fit over phone and mount.
I have been in contact with them and they say it is now back in stock, Link here https://sunslice-solar.com/products/waterproof-rain-cover-for-cyclotron
I have been in contact with them and they say it is now back in stock, Link here https://sunslice-solar.com/products/waterproof-rain-cover-for-cyclotron
Pentti
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The problem is that the touchscreen responds to the rain drops and causes chaos
Dogtrousers
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I used to use a Garmin Oregon that had a touch screen. The good news was that it had a screen lock option to prevent rain from pressing random buttons. The bad news was that every time a rain drop fell on the screen, which could happen a lot, it beeped and flashed up a "screen is locked" message. Not good. Solution was a sandwich bag.
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Every time a rain drop hit it, cheese or ham would pop up.
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Thank you! That looks good!
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So it's mainly on our summer tours that I've struggled. If it rains, I put the poncho on but water still gets in and the phone gets very temperamental and often needs rice for days after. And the touch screen becomes really poor - so I'm navigating for a wet, grumpy husband and son in the rain with an unreliable phone and a touch screen that doesn't work properly. It becomes quite stressful.
oxoman
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It may do but not had chance to investigate yet. Hopefully it has.
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A roll of Aldi zip lock freezer bags.
Waterproof, transparent, can be re-used.
Works out very cheap.
Might not work with fancy phone holders.
https://ebay.us/m/sDGoV0
Waterproof, transparent, can be re-used.
Works out very cheap.
Might not work with fancy phone holders.
https://ebay.us/m/sDGoV0
Pentti
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Yes, I found this also with komoot on my phone, no need to panic, when the map is restored the navigation/route has continued in the background. Just avoid selecting Finish Ride or similar to get the app working again, be patient and when it comes back on all is well again.
I even rebooted my phone once and the current route was still in progress.
I used to take a Wahoo Elemnt Bolt unit as backup, but have stopped now.
Pentti
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@Gwylan those rubber phone holders are brilliant, damp out a lot of vibration. I use them on my mtb over very rough terrain & jumps without any problems. The downside of ziplock bags is that they don't fit around the phone/mount interface very well. The "sunslice" one I posted above has a rear central drawstring closure design, I've not found anything else similar.
OR you have to completely envelop the phone and then place it in the holder.
OR you have to completely envelop the phone and then place it in the holder.
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Kingfisher101
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Just get yourself a Landranger Explorer map the one that's waterproof.
