I'll second that recommendation for pelican cases. We use pelican cases for
all of our video gear. They are not light, but they've done a great job of
protecting our gear, including ~5000 miles spent bouncing across the country
in the back of a pickup truck.
For bigger shipping cases, it's worth looking on govliquidation.com for some
military surplus items - assuming that you can find a use for a whole pallet
of them. Here's a cursory search for 'shipping' on the site:
http://bit.ly/cxqO6Y
-vin
On Aug 5, 2010, at 1:04 AM, Brian Kemp wrote:
> Doug - If you decide to go premade, check out Pelican Cases -
http://pelican.com - they come with or without foam. They are so popular, all
I had to type was "Peli" before Google suggested "Pelican cases".
>
> They are waterproof and have a lifetime guarantee. (This guarantee does not
cover shark bite, bear attack or damage caused by children under five.) I
have several of their cases and flashlights. One flashlight in particular has
been heavily abused including about 100 southern California beach dives. The
cases are the same material as the flashlight.
>
> If you have any scuba stores nearby, they probably stock them. They are
also popular with military, police, and fire departments.
>
> Brian
>
> Douglas Braun wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Do you know those study custom made boxes that musicians,
>> photographers, etc. use to transport equipment in checked luggage?
>> I need to make a reasonable imitation of those, about 10" x 10" x 15".
>> I imagine they are made from plywood, with
>> various bumpers, guards, hinges, latches, etc. Does anybody know a
>> good source for the hardware bits,
>> or for plans to make one? Places like Rockler and McMaster hav stuff
>> that might do, bu tnone of it looks like the stuff the
>> "real" boxes are mode from.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Doug
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