This Pelican pouch is the clear favourite, largely for its capacity to drift. Whereas the purpose of the lanyard is to maintain your cellphone from dunking into the water with out you, accidents occur, and figuring out this bag will keep afloat provides peace of thoughts. It is also cushioned, defending your cellphone from drops on a tough floor, too. Different professionals: The lanyard is removable in case you need to swap out the lime inexperienced one it comes with, and it was simple sufficient to nonetheless use my cellphone whereas contained in the case to take images. Per Pelican, which places its pouches via much more rigorous testing, the case is confirmed to remain dry in a single meter of water (3.3 ft) for 60 minutes. 

This measurement was just a little tight for my cellphone, and the cushion (which is what permits it to drift) meant typing was only a bit extra annoying—I needed to press down more durable than regular—than with the thinner ones. Additionally price noting: With all of those pouches, FaceID is usually a bit finicky, so be ready to enter your lock code in manually.

Within the yr since I first reviewed this pouch, I’ve introduced it on a number of extra journeys, and have been glad to have it with me on a cruise, kayaking outing, and waterfall tour.

These waterproof fanny packs have been a shock favourite. An order comes with two baggage, every with an adjustable strap to put on round your waist or throughout your chest. They’ve each a Velcro closure and a triple lock seal, which implies it is not a fast in-and-out to seize your stuff, but in addition that every part inside is secure and safe. 

It is nice to have these baggage on solo seaside outings—they’re totally submersible, so you’ll be able to preserve them on when you wade into the water—and whereas on cruise ship excursions the place you are carrying greater than only a cellphone (whereas not as massive as a dry bag, a bank card, sunscreen, and different valuables may simply slot in right here). To notice, this one just isn’t meant for touchscreen use, so you will have to take your cellphone out if you wish to take a photograph or in any other case use it.

Case-Mate’s pouch is certainly probably the most aesthetically pleasing of the bunch—it is available in colours like sand greenback and citrus splash, and has a puffer-like texture that jogs my memory of Calpak’s Luka collection—and will get bonus factors for floating in water and having a removable lanyard. Nevertheless, I had some problem seeing my display whereas utilizing it (granted, it was fairly a sunny day on the primary strive), partly due to air bubbles that shaped on the floor. Whereas my iPhone 13 Professional Max match inside, the entrance digicam was obstructed; with an iPhone 13 Professional, although, this wasn’t an issue, and typing was simpler. I might advocate it for telephones of the same measurement to the 13 Professional (6.1″).

One other stable choose: This Joto cellphone pouch; the touchscreen labored simply and the digicam was particularly clear. That mentioned, this one is not floatable, and the open/shut mechanism was complicated at first (you must loop the prongs via the highest of the case as soon as your cellphone is inside). An order comes with two instances and two lanyards, and you may select between just a few colours (black, clear, aqua blue, pink). I might take this one snorkeling or to a water park, and advocate it to anybody taking loads of images or movies, as it is easy to make use of your cellphone whereas it is within the case than it’s with the floating choices.

After I first opened this cellphone pouch, I assumed it regarded flimsy, however it was watertight, with stable touchscreen functionality, too. It is tremendous light-weight, so in case you’re tenting or mountaineering and anxious about weight, it is a good choose. An order comes with two instances and in a wide range of colours, and the instances themselves are each waterproof and snow-proof. This one was the best to suit my cellphone in, so in case you’re in any respect involved about dexterity, or have a bigger cellphone, it could be one of the best one for you. Nevertheless, it does open and shut similarly to the Joto—just a little complicated at first, however simple when you get the hold of it. After testing, I occurred to see this one in motion on a gaggle tour in Puerto Rico.

Made by Nite Ize, the identical model behind one other editor-favorite out of doors merchandise (former journey bookings editor Meredith Carey’s go-to bicycle phone mount), this pouch has been examined to remain dry in a single meter of water for half-hour. It comes with an adjustable lanyard, has an excellent easy-to-open zipper, and a touchscreen that works seamlessly. There’s additionally a loop to clip it onto a belt or backpack. 

Price noting: It feels counterintuitive, however you may need to put your cellphone in the wrong way up in case you plan to take images whereas it is nonetheless within the case (in any other case, the digicam shall be obscured by the black portion up high). This one was additionally a bit comfortable on my cellphone, although for anybody with an Android or iPhone that’s smaller than the Professional Max, you ought to be good to go.