Hi, does anyone know where you can buy chalk bags specifically designed for DWS?
I've seen some very quick drying ones that are very light / basic and seem to be made out of tent material (or similar) so they dry really quickly after getting wet....
I've had a look online but can't seem to find anything, can anyone point me in the right direction?
Thing is- anything fabric based won't dry out unless your session lasts hours.
Synthetic chamois things like Shamwows are a real boon for drying stuff out. When I was doing a lot of DWS I found that duct tape chalk bags worked well (you can wipe them dry with a Shamwow after a splash down). If you're having to swim to the base of some routes Liquid Chalk is good- stick a bottle of it in a dry bag and if you've got a Shamwow you can keep falling in all day without any bother.
I found a 4 pint milk bottle a good size. You can cut a tab out to attach it so it hangs a bit lower, rather than just cutting it square across the bottom. Gets filled with water though, so I did think about a drainage system of some sort.
But you can take a few so no need to dry them out.
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