Review: It survived the dunk test with flying colors!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 16, 2012
Stage 1 - Is the Case Logic sleeve really water-resistant?While this sleeve is only billed as being water RESISTANT and not water PROOF, I wanted to put it to the test and see how well it performed...but not with my beloved Kindle Fire inside!  So I put 1 folded facial tissue and 1 folded piece of 8 1/2 X 11 printer paper in the cover, sealed it and then floated it in a sinkful of water both face-up and face-down.  Once it came through that with flying colors, I HELD it under the water for a minute or more--both face-up and face-down.  I saw (and heard) some gurgling and bubbling from one or two areas, and I figured that meant it had failed the test.  But no!  I dried off the outside (so the test results would not be impacted by moisture from the OUTSIDE of the cover) and then opened up the flap and the "zip lock" strip inside the flap.  I pulled out the paper first...completely dry. Then I pulled out the tissue...and we all know it doesn't take but a drop of water to make a tissue damp...and it was completely dry.  I was impressed!Stage 2 - Putting the Fire in (and takign it out of) the Sleeve CaseI use the MarWare Microshell Folio Cover with my Fire. Unlike some covers where the Fire is just held in with some elastic straps, the Fire snaps right into the folio cover and becomes part of it.  My first instinct was to put the Fire into the Water Resistant Sleeve Case with the folio cover on it.  I was able to get it IN the sleeve that way, but it was hell trying to get it OUT.  I mean hell!  So okay...this proved to me that this wasn't going to be a good option.This put me at a conundrum--if I have to wrestle the Fire out of its very snug folio cover every time I want to use the water resistant sleeve, am I really going to want to use the sleeve very often?  And if putting the Fire into the water resistant sleeve WHILE in the folio cover makes it horribly difficult to get it OUT of the sleeve, will I be doing that very often?  The answer to both was--sadly--probably not.This will not be an issue for anyone who: 1) Uses the Fire without a cover; or 2) uses a type of cover that makes it quick and easy to extract the Fire from the cover.  But it WILL or MAY BE an issue for those who, like me, use the tight-fitting folio cover on a regular basis.I live in a beach town, so I am at or near the water (whether it be lake, bay or ocean) on a fairly regular basis when weather permits.  For me, then, the decision is whether to buy a new cover for daily use that allows me easier removal of the Fire from the case (so that I can then put it in the water resistant sleeve) or to wrestle each time I want to use the sleeve with either removing the folio cover or removing the Fire-with-folio-cover from the sleeve.Stage 3 - Using the Fire inside the SleeveThe plastic on the "window" of the sleeve case is fairly heavy gauge, so obviously you're not going to have the finesse of accuracy you have without it, but it works fine for picking apps off the menu, turning pages in a book, playing basic games like solitaire, etc.  Where you may have problems is in more detailed work like drawing (Sketchbook, Drawing Pad, etc.) and playing games that require a lot of precision (Where's My Water? is an example).  I found that using a stylus worked better with the sleeve than using my finger.In summary, the thing really does what it says it does--but, for some of us who have a hard time getting the Fire out of its folio cover or the Fire + folio cover out of the sleeve, it may require patience or ingenuity to use.Recommended, especially if you don't use a cover on your Fire or use a cover that allows easy access to remove it from the cover.