Waterproof Backpack 35L – Zhik

The Zhik 35L Waterproof Backpack is a roll-top dry bag you carry on your back. It suits sailors who want their kit, phone and laptop to stay dry between the car, the boat park and the water, without carrying a dry bag and a separate rucksack.

The main compartment is fully waterproof and submersible, so rain, spray and a puddle in the bottom of the RIB stay outside. Rolling the top down gives you wide access and lets you size the bag to what you're carrying. On the front, a tough 400D nylon pocket keeps wet gear or quick-grab items away from the dry stuff inside.

Inside is a padded, elasticated laptop sleeve, so the bag works as well on the train to work or the flight to a regatta as it does at the club. The soft, breathable shoulder straps adjust easily and stay comfortable when the bag is full.

At 35 litres it holds a day's sailing kit: wetsuit, spray top, boots, towel and lunch. That makes it a good fit for coaches working from a RIB and for parents spending the day on the jetty.

About Zhik

Zhik is an Australian performance sailing brand, best known in the dinghy park for its hiking gear, boots and wetsuits. Its bag range applies the same thinking to getting your kit to and from the water.