Hi guys,
The past couple of years I have really gotten to love the dry bags I have when going to tournaments. You can find them at REI or any other similar outdoor store. Basically, they are a heavy-duty vinyl bag where the top rolls up and makes the bag completely waterproof. This gives you a lot of freedom for storing things, as it won't matter if the bag sits in a rainstorm.
I like to bring one small one for raingear, wool gloves, extra hat, sunglasses, etc. I take that in the boat with me. The small size bag for this stuff runs around $15 at REI. I have one HUGE bag I bring with all my clothes for the weekend, bathroom stuff, etc. Those bags run a bit more, around $60 at REI... but they are worth it... especially if you don't have a canopy on your truck like me!
Ron H. had a good idea last year for tournaments. He went to the grocery store and bought a bunch of those travel size bathroom goodies, toothpaste, suntan lotion, etc. He made a tournament ditty bag that was always ready to go, and it makes packing a lot easier.
On the same note, if you want to cool off in the summer months with a shower after the tournament, bring some flip-flops!!! Call me a wuss, but we get some purty nasty shower situations sometimes
See you at the tournaments!
Chris
P.S. Can you guys tell I'm up late with nothing to do but write long-winded responses???