New identities

While I'm on the topic of recycling, i gave my old wetsuit a new identity and turned it into a camera case. My brother has one of those Olympus waterproof cameras but he never takes it out with him because he hasn't got anywhere safe to put it when he is surfing. So i got my very first wetsuit and cut it down, sewed it into a pouch and attached it to an old bicep leash. Pretty nifty, now it is safe and sound attached to his arm so he can surf away then quickly whip it out (the camera that is) and grab a snap of the next wave, hopefully with

me on it yew! I sewed it with a plastic twine so it is strong and wont rot. The camera is attached to the bicep leash with the same twine but three strands plaited together so it is super strong. Its good stuff because it is a little bit stretchy too so i will absorb any impact if the camera is flailing in the water. I put a large flap on the case and some velcro so that the camera cant fall out by itself and i made sure that the rope attached to the camera was long enough to reach your face but short enough so it doesn't strangle you should you accidentally drop it. I had to attach a longer bit of velcro to the leash so it would reach around the camera which also holds it in place when its not being used. I'm not sure whether there is a product like this on the market or not. It could be a way

for wetsuit companies to utilise any wetsuit offcuts. Ive got plenty of ideas to make it better but it will do for now. Maybe i will make a few better ones and flog em off to some of the riptide forum kids who have these cameras ha ha. (p.s, my brother has it on upside down in the photo, whoops)