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Can anyone tell me how long the cord on the pouch is? I'd love to get one but am wondering if I can use it across my body instead of around my neck. I'd like to use it to carry my camera, cell phone and cards but the thought of having all that hanging on my neck concerns me a bit.
Also, can anyone tell me what the cases that you can get at the water parks to keep your stuff dry (hangs on your neck) are called? I also need something to keep my cards and cash dry while at Typhoon Lagoon and the case I've used for years went missing last year! (plus I'm thinking that maybe I can get them a little cheaper at somewhere other than the parks).
Thanks for any and all help - can't wait for my stay at the Treehouse Villas 5/19 - 26!
It's not really that big. I'm small, and could sling it instead of keeping it around me neck, but I mainly wear it around my neck. I think it might be a bit ambitious to get a cellphone and a camera into it. It's not that big.
I was able to fit my cell phone which is a little fat but all my lettering fell off- probably because it was too much in the pouch. It is not very long at all so I don't know if you would be able to sling across your body very well.
The cord probably isn't long enough to fit around your body, but it does come off very easily. I took mine off last year and used another type of cording to make belt loops. It worked really well.
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That is from end to end of the cord, though, not from the pouch to the "loop" in the cord. I am not all that big but I cannot sling it across my body without feeling like I am stuck in it.
Like others have said, it is not that big . . . the most I have been able to get in there (besides the normal cards/tickets) comfortably is a pen and small memo book. You may be able to fit a slim cell phone or very slim camera into it, but it will most certainly not fit a camera and phone into it. :
It cannot fit a camera and cell. You could put your cell in the pouch and if you have a small camera they have some nice clip cases. You can find them at Wal-Mart or check ebay for some cheap deals.
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Also, can anyone tell me what the cases that you can get at the water parks to keep your stuff dry (hangs on your neck) are called? I also need something to keep my cards and cash dry while at Typhoon Lagoon and the case I've used for years went missing last year! (plus I'm thinking that maybe I can get them a little cheaper at somewhere other than the parks).
Thanks for any and all help - can't wait for my stay at the Treehouse Villas 5/19 - 26!
I got one of those at TL a few years back. I liked it for my KTTW card so much that I kept using it in the parks. I got so used to having it on me, that I felt weird not using it once I left WDW!
I too somehow lost mine and am in the market for a new one before our May trip, for the same reasons as you. I don't know if they have a specific name, but I've found a couple on ebay. I haven't purchased from these sellers, as the shipping cost seems silly. The last link is actually a bulk sale that I'm guessing you won't be bidding on. I just thought these would give you some help in your search. Good luck!
EDIT TO ADD: That first one is clear and would serve the added purpose of easily showing a KTTW card to get onto the rides during EMH. Too bad this seller wants more to ship it than for the item itself. I don't know if the combined total is better or worse than the water park one at WDW.
Last edited by Carrie_10k; 04-08-2010 at 06:53 PM..
Unless you are a skinny minnie slinging the pouch put it 3inches down from your arm pit a bit tight. You do have the option of replacing the cord, however the pouch still is not big enough for a camera unless it is very thin, the pouch is not very wide. A small cell phone does fit, a kttw card, a pen some money & a credit card.
I had the same problem with the lettering, we had them 2 days in the park & all the lettering was off. I purchased 6 & used 5 back in august 2009 & today when I took the remaining one which was not used out, the lettering was already starting to lift. Not great for advertisement for passporter, I felt bad. But I really love the pouch & will use them again for our May 2010 trip.
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It is not very long at all so I don't know if you would be able to sling across your body very well.
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That is from end to end of the cord, though, not from the pouch to the "loop" in the cord. I am not all that big but I cannot sling it across my body without feeling like I am stuck in it. 
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