{"id":85,"date":"2015-06-23T20:37:22","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T20:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crosshairscommunity.com\/?p=85"},"modified":"2015-06-23T20:39:50","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T20:39:50","slug":"a-bible-for-the-true-outdoorsman-just-how-durable-is-a-waterproof-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crosshairscommunity.com\/?p=85","title":{"rendered":"A Bible for the true outdoorsman: Just how durable is a waterproof Bible?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Once upon a time, there existed such a thing as an “unbreakable” comb. These creations were plastic, used typically for promotional items and printed across them in bold print was the word “Unbreakable.”<\/p>\n

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Yet that statement decades ago to a young, curious boy like myself became more a challenge than anything else. Just how truly unbreakable could a plastic comb actually be? My friends and I would stock pile these combs and then took turns bending, twisting and smashing them to see how truly unbreakable they were. We were the mythbusters of the 1980s.<\/p>\n

Well, it turned out that unbreakable plastic combs were only unbreakable to a point. Twist them enough and they’d eventually snap. The “unbreakable” myth was busted.<\/p>\n

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As I was recently preparing to head to a Wesleyan kids camp in western Pennsylvania, I decided I wanted a new bible to take along … something durable to withstand the elements while still channeling my love of outdoorsy themes.<\/p>\n

Some online searches led me to the NIV Waterproof Bible produced with synthetic pages that were advertised as stain resistant, ultra clear in text and ideal for a back pack. The reviews were all very positive. On the cover, in an orange seal of approval, the publishers of the Bible (Bardin & Marsee) boldly suggested that this book was “waterproof inside and out” and “100 percent worry free.”<\/p>\n

Usually, things that sound too good to be true typically are — and I couldn’t stop thinking of those supposedly unbreakable combs. However, the coolness of a waterproof Bible was too much to pass up, so I had a local Christian Book Store order one in and I ponied up for the experience.<\/p>\n

Now, tearing apart a mostly worthless plastic comb is completely different than potentially damaging God’s word. I didn’t plan to put the Bible though the full gamut of potential water-related tragedies out of respect, but I did find it impossible to resist at least trying a few tests of its true waterproofness.<\/p>\n

So I opened it up and dropped a few drips from a measuring spoon onto its bright white pages. And amazingly, the water simply beaded up. I left the water on the page for a good while, wondering if it would eventually soak in or leave at least a light mark.<\/p>\n

But the Waterproof Bible stood true to its word. Not only did it pass my various water tests with flying colors, but held up well during a week of rigorous usage at camp.<\/p>\n

For those who love being outdoors and want to take God’s word with you for some reading in the treestand, in between reeling in a few bass at the local lake or backpacking deep into the countryside, this Bible is really for you.<\/p>\n

For more about it, check out this link<\/a> — which includes a video of some more rigorous testing, including fully submerging the Bible in a tub of water with no adverse affects. The cover price runs between $32 and $44 depending on where you purchase it — and it is worth every penny for the true outdoorsman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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