Goldmanjace
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Can the 705 be used in the rain? Is the control box at least water resistant??
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705 in the rain?
- Thread starter Goldmanjace
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I probably hunt as much in rain (drizzles) as anybody because of having to work when its nice out and even with an environmental cover over the XT-70's control box, I still put a 2 qt. zip lock baggy over that by making a hole for the cable and then using clear Scotch tape to help seal it around the handle and hopefully keep out all moisture. With that setup I've never had a problem. You just need a dry towel to wipe off the baggy once in awhile, so as to read your TID numbers. With the Safari I've permanently installed a gallon size zip lock freezer bag over its control box, its better to be safe than sorry.
Corsairian
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I do the same - put a large zip lock sandwich baggie over the control box on my -70. Don't want to take a chance getting it wet. 
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Goldmanjace
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Ok, sounds good. But I hunt with headphones. The jack is certainly placed in a bad spot. I cant put a bag over it. I do have the enviromental cover.
Goldmanjace
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n/t
Goldmanjace: Once you have made the hole the hole for the cable jack, put the baggy back on the control box and with the cable connector jack sticking out thru its hole, mark the spot where the earphones will be plugging in and take the baggy back off and use your earphone jack to punch a hole in the correct spot on the baggy and you should be good to go. Will admit all this is too much bother for most people and one reason I've permanently mounted a freezer bag on the Safari where there are no jacks of any sort on its control box.