Subject: [Harp-L] Pelican Cases?

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

yeah, Bill:
 
I posted a link on Slidemeister to the site where I believe I ordered  the 
pick and pluck replacement inserts (not for pelican cases - these  are for a 
leather 'train' case I use for my harmonicas)....I got the foam for  less 
than half of what the local camera store quoted...not sure if it was  
foamamerica or not, but that was definitely one of the places I checked...
 
..and I did order (and have used for over a year now) the i1030 case for my 
 Ipod (and its accessories) by Pelican. It's slightly more pricey than I 
would  have preferred to pay, but the iPod was brand new at the time, I was 
headed to  SPAH and knew I'd probably break it or otherwise lose it if I 
didn't have a good  protective case...which even has a purge valve so would 
probably survive a  'water landing' ;) and is watertight, dustproof to boot. It's 
a fabulous  case.
 
I've just checked and I paid around $21...which is less than any of  the 
sites, even foamamerica's....so will keep looking to see if I can find my  
seller.
 
Here's another link:
 
_http://www.4lessdepot.com/brand_pelican_cases.html_ 
(http://www.4lessdepot.com/brand_pelican_cases.html) 
 
Elizabeth
 
"Message: 9
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:14:25 -0400
From: Bill Hines  <billhines4@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Pelican Cases?
To: _harp-l@xxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx) 

In my short life as a harp player, I graduated from the Hohner  
Mississippi Saxophone case (kinda cool looking, but fibers that can get  
caught in reeds, limited space, shoddy construction) to a generic tool  
case from lowes or home depot that someone posted here (aluminum, with  
dividers, very shoddy construction - handle fell off dropping case to  
the parking lot, shoulder strap broke twice).

I liked the latter  since it was versatile - I could re-arrange the 
dividers or some foam to fit  what I was using the case for at that time. 
I don't always put in the same  "stuff". For example if I'm traveling 
somewhere without my amp I would put  in my Digitech RP250 and related 
"stuff'. If I was traveling with the amp to  the jam, I would leave out 
the RP250 and bring more mics/cables.

So  my idea was to have multiple pick and pluck foam inserts that were 
set up  for whatever usage I had planned each week. Just put in the right 
insert and  there would be spots for all my stuff. I played around with 
this some with  the lowes case but didn't want to go so far since it was 
falling apart and I  knew I'd have to get something else soon.

Someone posted on harptalk a  link to a case for telescope accessories 
with pick and pluck foam and it  looked good, inexpensive at $50 but the 
additional foam inserts I'd want  were $21. I searched for another source 
for those and came across the  replaceable foam inserts (including pick 
'n pluck) for just a few bucks at  http://www.foamerica.com. Nice!

But while I was there, I saw they carry  the Pelican cases that are used 
by EMTs, military, SCUBA, etc. These are  rugged, lightweight cases that 
can take a tremendous beating without  damaging their goods, rated to be 
airtight underwater at 50 meters for 30  minutes (longer for some), they 
also float in case you are gigging on water.  They have a "case 
calculator" on the pelican site www.pelican.com. The  medium or laptop 
ones look good, but if you really need space (and want to  freak out a 
few guitar players) check out the weapons cases.

So I'm  thinking, why would I *not* want one of these? Is anyone using 
them or have  any bad experiences with them?

Thanks,  Bill


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