A dry storage box formed of a pair of covers, a first one of the covers having structure for securing a normally handheld portable electronic device therein with a display and a control key pad of the electronic device facing toward an opening in the first cover; and a second one of the covers having viewing port positioned for viewing an interior portion of the first cover there through; a latch mechanism for securing the second cover relative to the opening in the first cover with the viewing port in a viewing relationship with the opening in the first cover; and a protective cover arranged in a movable covering relationship with the viewing port.