Case for Skywatcher Mak 180

[The Gray Man]

I'd be amazed if I was really the first person to want a case for a Skywatcher Mak 180, but bizarrely there seem to be none commercially available. I dare say one of the Celestron cases would fit it, but they're silly money, and even padded bags big enough are well over £100.

So if anyone else is looking for something to store or transport their Skymax 180, let me suggest a solution I found in B&Q for the princely sum of £20:

http://www.diy.com/departments/kis-polypropylene-74l-storage-box-w350mm-w395-mm-l780mm/191534_BQ.prd

I cut off the edge of the orignal packing foam, and it fits snug and secure - a bit of extra foam carving to hold the spotter and diaganonal, and voila. Would it survive airline baggage handlers? No. Would it survive being dropped a few feet? No. But it will keep my scope safe in the back of my car, and waterproof in the garage. I dare say a padded bag would be easier to carry to the middle of a field, too, but you can't have everything. At least, not for £20...

Original packaging:

Trimmed to fit in box:

Box with lid:

[Grotemobile]

Had one of these for my C11.So easy

to transport.You cannot get a lot for

£20 these days.Bargain.

Steve