tomteriffic Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 I stumbled on this in my inbox this morning. This just looks like one of those "answers awaiting the right question" things. Delicate mics, cables, synth modules, drum machines, delicate equipment in general. Carry on size with real wheels with actual bearings. Apparently the original intended use was as a gun case and the existing foam was cut for that use. But at the price, get creative. https://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6945721&csid=RVW#img5
JGale Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 Oh hell yeah. I sent office equipment into Iraq on an Air Force cargo mission in those containers. Arrived after two weeks in the military transit system unharmed! Really good shit.
Marvelicious Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 I'm a big fan of this style of case. I have used all of them for technical gear in heavy industrial spaces, and let me be clear: as far as carelessly tossing gear in a van, roadies ain't got nothin' on a bunch of contractors wanting to get out of a paper mill at the end of a 16 hour shift. All the brands I've tried seem to be pretty good; Pelican, SKB, even the Harbor Freight version are decent. These are priced better than the comparable HF case, so I'd call it a deal.
Len Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 @tomterifficThanks for the PSA ... just ordered one ...
robberns Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 Just received the case, certainly well worth the $50. Pulled out the gun foam and will use it to carry sound gear for my live sound business. Thanks for the PSA!
Madchester Posted February 23, 2022 Posted February 23, 2022 Thanks for posting, that’s a great deal. I have several Pelican 1510 carry on size cases and they are real workhorses. The SKBs tend to have a bit more flexibility to their plastics but they hold up well. I just ordered one, might get another at that price
BoogieMKIIA Posted February 23, 2022 Posted February 23, 2022 Should arrive Thursday at my house. Want to consolidate some cables
RobB Posted February 23, 2022 Posted February 23, 2022 What does the inside look like? Is it the tear-away, cube foam or something similar?
robberns Posted February 23, 2022 Posted February 23, 2022 These were made for some type of hand gun with hard foam insert. I left the foam in the top but pulled it out of the bottom. For what I store in there the foam is superfluous. There are 3 fold-away handles on it as well as the retractable handle and 2 wheels.
tomteriffic Posted February 23, 2022 Author Posted February 23, 2022 Still haven't got mine. I have a specific intended use. If it works, I'll get another.
tomteriffic Posted February 24, 2022 Author Posted February 24, 2022 Showed up late yesterday. Unfortunately it's about a half inch too small for what I had in mind. That's OK, this thing is an answer waiting for a question and I've already got another in mind.
Dave Scepter Posted February 25, 2022 Posted February 25, 2022 42 minutes ago, tomteriffic said: Unfortunately it's about a half inch too small for what I had in mind. Sorry, couldn't help myself 🤣
BoogieMKIIA Posted February 25, 2022 Posted February 25, 2022 Mine arrived today. Some wild divider system inside. They were listed as refurb but this is in great shape
robberns Posted February 25, 2022 Posted February 25, 2022 Interesting, mine didn't look anything like that. Also didn't look like it had ever been used either.
Tortious Posted February 26, 2022 Posted February 26, 2022 I got one that looks like Boogie's, another with a bunch of stiff-ish foam glued in. I can tear that out, I think a heat gun to melt the glue residue might be a bit much, don't want to melt the case. That goo-gone shit really works? The 3rd one is MIA. Allegedly was on the same Fedex truck. Now it says it's 'at Fedex' and also still on the truck, with everything in red and a 'delivery exception'. I suspect that one is gone. Grr.
robberns Posted February 26, 2022 Posted February 26, 2022 9 hours ago, Tortious said: I got one that looks like Boogie's, another with a bunch of stiff-ish foam glued in. I can tear that out, I think a heat gun to melt the glue residue might be a bit much, don't want to melt the case. That goo-gone shit really works? The 3rd one is MIA. Allegedly was on the same Fedex truck. Now it says it's 'at Fedex' and also still on the truck, with everything in red and a 'delivery exception'. I suspect that one is gone. Grr. GooGone did not work on the hard foam adhesive in mine, I did use a heat gun and a scraper. Just keep the heat gun moving and don't over do it, it will come out.
Madchester Posted February 28, 2022 Posted February 28, 2022 Got mine after about 4 days, for the price it’s a great deal, B&H sells the divider type insert if you want it for about $90. Mine had the same blue / red insert as boogies.
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