I have started this company to produce the perfect waterproof backpack. Before starting DryTide I was using regular dry bags for my water rpotection needs, but I always felt there was something missing. Dry bags are more storage bags than adventure and travel bags. I was especially missing this when I started making surf trips to remote places in Indonesia. Tropical rainstorms, open boat rides, airport transfers, bus rides, taxi rides, ferry rides, pickup truck rides, jungle trekking… I wanted a waterproof bag that is comfortable to carry on my back, has enough pockets to organise all my gear and looks good enough to be used anywhere, not just in the jungle. There was nothing on the market that would quite fit this. So I decided to produce my own. After lots of material testing, designing and sample testing the first DryTide Backpack – the ultimate explorers backpack was born.