What do you keep your stuff in?

[Astrosurf]

Hi all,

I have so much stuff now: cameras, gadgets, electric leads etc. What do you keep and carry your stuff in?

Alexxx

[Kai]

Metal flight cases.

[x6gas]

These cases from Maplin are quite popular. They come with 'pick' foam so are quite easy to customize to meet your needs. I have one for my imaging gear (though just about everything else is strewn around my study... so I need at least one more!

They come up on special offer every once in a while too...

[Black Shuck]

Hi Alex,

Another vote for the Maplins cases. I've got a couple for DSLR & lenses and astro eyepieces, etc.

Never paid that much so watch out for the special offers - often half price !

HTH

Bill £

[todd8137]

flight cases i got 3 of a carboot ages ago to massive ones and a smalll one 10 pound for the lot bargain before that i carried it all round in a day sack every thing wrapped in towels what a hassle that was

[KevG]

Got a couple of these... High Impact Case (Large) : Flight & Rugged Cases : Maplin Electronics plenty of room, keep a Mak127 on one of them, & they are very robust.

[Telrad]

A range of flight cases for me

[E621Keith]

I store most of my optics in plastic Tupperware boxes with rubber seals and then place desiccant inside.

I carry them in camera bags.

[Astrosurf]

I too have the flight case for my fragile stuff. It's brill.

What I really need is some soft bag with compartments for leads, red acetate, head torch and all the other bits of not-very-fragile- equipment.

I know I could just go into a store and say, 'That's the one!', but I wondered if there was anything more suitable than the average bag out there!

[Telrad]

I've seen the Vanguard carry cases which look quite good, although I know exactly what you mean by anything more suitable than the average..

I suppose it's function over form in most cases - excuse the pun.

[ronin]

Maplin's foam cases for 2 sets of eyepieces, the TV plossls presently no fixed home, too many of them and they are in their boxes.

Need another case for another eyepiece set.

General plossl's live in 2 large tupperware boxes padded with foam. Use these for public nights.

Things like power supplies, extn leads, torches, tripod bits etc go in a couple of trolly bags. Just need to check what is in each. One of the plossl boxes gets dropped into the bag. The lot gets wheeled out to the car.

[foundaplanet]

I have some bits in an old food cool bag, that's kinda soft I suppose and it does have a divider in it..

[Astrosurf]

Hmmm, shall I let you know if I find something??

EDIT: Gottit! Toolbag!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-263598-Hard-Bottom-Tool/dp/B003N64XYC/ref=sr_1_32?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1322416833&sr=1-32

[cathalferris]

I have a Stanley FatMax waterproof toolbox that I put my eyepieces, filters and mount electronics into. It has a tray that I put the tools and filters on. When I close the lid, I have a nice step to get to the eyepiece when it gets into those weird orientations (newt on GEM).

I will be picking up PeliCases or equivalent with better foam inserts, and bolt cases for the eyepieces as I don't need to have the Meade UWA boxes everywhere - they just happen to fit nocely and stop the toolbox contents from rattling around too much.

[Bulkins]

I use the Kata DR467i which is a back pack designed for carrying camera, lenses, laptop etc. Excellent.

Kata DR-467i Backpack for Digital Camera - Black/Green: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

[Tim]

What do I keep my stuff in?

Suspense.

I have a range of cases, bags and boxes. Anything delicate in flight cases, anything heavy (mount head etc) in tool boxes, little bits and adapters in a compartment case tool box, telescope in bag designed for it, and a general holdall for the stuff you might need, cables and etc.

The main thing is to keep everything tidy, accessible, and clean/dry.

Cheers

Tim

[Cjg]

My 102 Startravel is packed away in a Stanley tool box from B&Q cost £20 - I put a couple of layers of bubble wrap on the base and use the polystyrene end caps that the scope came packed with to support it - the Synscan handset goes in here with the tripod tray.

The lenses and finder are the ones that came with the scope - they are stored and travel in a clear handy box from Staples.

The 10" Dob and AZ GoTo tripod just "Dominate" my study though - no tidying them away!

Chris

Chris

[Catanonia]

strewn across the obs desk at the moment in pieces.

[Astrosurf]

Some good ideas there, particularly the Stanley FatMax waterproof toolbox. As I'm short, its use as a stool will be good too!

[James]

I use a mixture of Maplin flight cases, a couple of Really Useful Boxes and a Peli Case acquired cheaply (well, at half it's usual price) for the valuable stuff. It's quite a performance to lug it all out but for star parties they all just stack up in the van nicely

James

[Astrosurf]

I'm lazy so I want to avoid the lugging performance! Mind you, I don't have much stuff . . . Yet!

[Luke]

+1 Maplins flight cases, we wait until they come up on offer.

[fountain]

I have a Stanley FatMax waterproof toolbox that I put my eyepieces, filters and mount electronics into.

B & Q have a good sale on Stanley boxes at the moment- half price, or as close as.

[cloudbuster]

I got one maplin flight case for my HEQ5 head, another smaller one for my equinox 66, and a large camera backpack for my cameras, leads, eyepieces, batteries, torches etc etc

[fountain]

What does everyone store the scope and mount in?

Mine's permanently up in our newly decorated 2nd reception room (the room has doors-edit french type, just realised that some may have thought other rooms were padded cells- so not bad getting the gear outside), but my misses had a notion (silly obviously) that she'd be able to relax in the room:D To be fair I have tidied up the DSLR gear and the eyepieces, books, maps, magazines etc, so she can now sit down.

I wouldn't mind some sort of storage so it can be out of sight behind the sofa. Any ideas?