Organized, don't we all like that?

[Victor Boesen]

I've finally gotten around fitting my Tecnosky 102mm refractor and my eyepieces in my Peli 1605 air case. I had to wait for a 2" dustcap since the scope wouldn't actually fit inside the case with the 2" to 1.25" adapter in place😅 Everything fit perfectly and I have room for a couple 2" filter cases, but for now I'll  be carrying a 2" OIII and a variable polarizing filter (split into the two filters to fit in the 2" box).

This made some more room in one of my older (and cheaper) flight cases which I will probably dedicate to my Evostar 72ED, my new Quark chromosphere, UV/IR cut filter and some other solar stuff (maybe a herschell wedge and binoviewer at some point too who knows). I really appreciate keeping things tidy in cases like these and it just makes everything easier to use and more enjoyable instead of bringing 10 different cardboard boxes in different sizes and weight.

And also, now I have a 4" apo ready to go in a 73X43X32cm case, what's not to like?
(For anyone curious about the eyepieces, they are all Explorer scientific 82 degrees, 24, 14, 8.8, 6.7 and 4.7mm eyepieces)

How is your equipment packed up and ready to go?

Victor

[RobertI]

That’s a lovely little package Victor! Very portable. Looks like you have some room for additional accessories that you WILL get. 😁 I have an aluminium case for my eyepieces/filters etc, but currently no case for the 102ED-R, but I’m thinking about one of those lovely Oklop bags. TBH the only transporting I do is from the garage to the garden - all of 15 feet, so hard to justify really! 

Edited May 21, 2021 by RobertI

[Stephenstargazer]

Victor that looks like foam cut and not 'plucked', (which never looks good in time). I too like cases for ease of transportability but have not reached your standard , yet !

Edited May 21, 2021 by Stephenstargazer

[Victor Boesen]

4 minutes ago, RobertI said:

That’s a lovely little package Victor! Very portable. Looks like you have some room for additional accessories that you WILL get. 😁 I have an aluminium case for my eyepieces/filters etc, but currently no case for the 102ED-R, but I’m thinking about one of those lovely Oklop bags. TBH the only transporting I do is from the garage to the garden - all of 15 feet, so hard to justify really! 

Thanks Rob, living in an apartment in the capital of Denmark I've always had the need to carry/transport my equipment somewhere when observing so flight cases have been my saviour I think your 102ED will fit nicely in one of the Oklop bags!

1 minute ago, Stephenstargazer said:

Victor that looks like foam cut and not 'plucked'

I'm afraid it is actually plucked It requires some patience and may not always turn out as good but I'm pretty happy with the outcome of this one. Your tak looks good in the top right case! No offence to my Tecnosky but I'm not lying when I say I wouldn't mind replacing it with a 4" tak

[Stephenstargazer]

7 minutes ago, Victor Boesen said:

I wouldn't mind replacing it with a 4" tak

Beware that Takaholics can find it hard to kick the habit, as you will see in other posts where multiple ownership is common!😀

[Victor Boesen]

Just now, Stephenstargazer said:

Beware that Takaholics can find it hard to kick the habit, as you will see in other posts where multiple ownership is common!😀

I'm perfectly aware of this, hence why I keep myself far away from threads with @JeremyS's takitis😅

[JeremyS]

That’s a very smart and compact case @Victor Boesen 

Nice job 👍🏻 

[Victor Boesen]

1 minute ago, JeremyS said:

Nice job 👍🏻 

Thanks Jeremy

[Victor Boesen]

And another one... A grab-and-go case for light weight observing with my Evostar 72ED. Required some planning to fit everything in the case, although I'm quite satisfied with the result.

The entire case with everything inside wieghs just about 8.4kg so perfectly fine for airline carry-on luggage. Having a carry-on setup like this one has been a wish of mine since the summer of 2019 when I visited Mallorca equipped with my 15X70 binoculars. This will hopefully add more versatility to a travel setup over the binoculars For anyone wondering, the slim white case in the middle is a 2" filter case that'll either store a 2" OIII filter or a 1.25" OIII and UHC filter.