Darnold9999
Contributor
RoatanMan:Now that this has gone on for a bit...
Tell me, what is the logic for packing all your stuff in a Pelican case and carrying it with you like a baby? The case is designed for airlines- checking it through. Put it inside a duffel, for sure, insure the heck out of it.
Real pro shooters use Igloo coolers and duct tape.
Otherwise, a soft sided, padded case is way lighter, much more space efficient for air travel.
Downside to using a simple soft side case vs. a hard pellican case?
1) Chicks will not be impressed with a nylon case.
2) You wont have the opportunity to kill someone by dumping your case out of the overhead.
3) You'll never have the opportunity to argue with a gate attendant making up new travel rules as you attempt to board.
4) Nothing says I am a great photographer like the big case. When I started, I had to have the Halliburton Case. In 1976, I bought one of the first Pellican cases ever made. Boy, did I look cool.
Pelican cases are the best... for what they are designed for. Tossing in a tuck bed, heaving aboard a boat, stowed in wet areas, piling stuff upon. I have several and as a matter of fact, Pelican and I do commercial business quite often. They buy Picatinny rail systems from me. I love Pelican in oh-so-many ways.
Not as a carry on.
Not sure - wanted others opinions re do I need the hard case, as you say they are a pain. My forensic kit is in such a case and for the space you get inside, is huge outside, but I know it will arrive unbroken no matter where I take it - and I don't get second chances.
Insurance is an issue, can't find a Canadian carrier that will insure for travel and flood so will keep looking.
Don't need to look cool - well maybe a little, you can never be too cool

Very much appreciate the input from all.