Peli case alternative

[Steep]

Someone on another forum mentioned Hardigg Storm Cases so I looked them up...

http://www.stormcase.com/StormProducts.htm

Supposed to be lighter than Peli cases by about 12%, found some here http://www.galeforcecases.co.uk/ and fleabay not sure how prices compare though.

[IanC_UK]

Peli 1510 with Dividers is £153.93 Storm case im2500 with dividers is £183.00 both prices include VAT and delivery

http://www.waterproof-cases.co.uk/peli_1510_case-p-26_106.html

http://www.galeforcecases.co.uk/buynow.php?caseid=im2500

[Steep]

Add to that the weights of those two samples (case only), Peli 1510 5.95 kilos, Storm 2500 5 kilos, so about 16% lighter in that case?

[IanC_UK]

oops yeah forgot the weights lol i cant find a decent picture of the Storm with the dividers in though ?

[Steep]

There's a pretty good shot in this pdf I think http://www.hardigg.org/Stormcase/SellSheets/DivideAndConquer.pdf

[Wookie]

I've been looking at hard cases as my main store & transport case, not sure about it yet, but my digging through the thread search here came up with these :
http://www.roofbox.co.uk/protective-waterproof-cases-home.html

and they do another variant on the hard case theme, by B&W, which appear to use slightly different sizing to peli and other peli clones, and the ones I've looked at seem cheaper, especially when you factor in the cost of padded dividers. B&W also do 3 photo specific models complete with bags, the type 80, 85 & 90.

B&W website here: http://www.outdoor-cases.com/english/index.php

their testing video is fun: http://www.outdoor-cases.com/show/B&W%20-%20Imagefilm-eng.wmv

[Agger]

You might want to read this thread before you buy a Peli or alternative http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=43116 the choice is yours, the five that were waiting to be repaired have now been picked up and we have another 7 awaiting collection after being damaged whilst on location:nono: most of the damage is nearly always to the wheels, handles or catches the actual cases themselves stand up to no end of abuse, it's just the extremeties that get damaged although I have known quite a few to leak despite being told they are waterproof, I've watched demo's live and seen the video's:clap: clever marketing.

That said as long as you are the sole user / handler I suspect they'll be OK for you, just don't introduce them to a baggage handler or courier, they seem to have to find out how indestructable thay really are :wave:

[mho]

I have the Storm im2500 with foam and find it fantastic, you can get a lot of stuff in it with plenty of room for the padding as well.

[IanC_UK]

Does a 600 fit in it Mark ?

[mho]

Does a 600 fit in it Mark ? :lol::lol: Never tried its just for my bodies and other smaller lens's

[IanC_UK]

lol just wondered :) is the right size for carry on but think it might be a touch heavy ;)