SUP Mag UK July 2018 issue 17 | Page 97

Red Original Deck Bag https://redoriginal.com Horses for courses with this deck bag. Take everything we’ve said about the Cool Box in terms of quality of product, construction YKK zips, etc and apply it to the Deck Bag. The Cool Bag is for food and drink and the deck bag is for your towels, spare clothes, phones, keys and other small items that you need to keep safe and dry with the 22-litre capacity making sure it all fits. Attaches to your deck in the very same way as the Cool Bag, so it means in fact that you can strap one to the back of your board and the other to the front if you’re looking at spending a couple of days on the water and being well equipped with everything you need. Again there is the same strips of webbing for external items and two large external pockets with draw cords either side plus the bonus of a very handy top mesh pocket for those items you want to quickly access at times. Welded seams and high density TPU fabric, combined with the YKK zips means water is repelled at every level. BE SAFE – BELT UP CONCLUSION Both bags are very stylish and ooze quality all the way but above all they have been really well thought out with attention to detail. Two years ago I lost my £700 SLR due to a faulty waterproof bag, so for me you cannot really put a price on keeping everything safe and dry and in short should really be a no-brainer considering all the ‘extras’. Price: £115 97 s t a n d u p p a d d l e m a g u GLIDE k You want peace of mind on the water but don’t want a bulky buoyancy aid. The Glide sits comfortably out of the way and infl ates instantly when you need it – the fi rst ISO approved infl atable waistbelt PFD.