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Kevin_Tisdall:

--- Quote from: Mike Monte on December 10, 2022, 07:31:11 AM ---I have made the jump from par38 cans to LED lights...

The above being said, I now need to transport them to/from gigs without dinging-them-up.

I have bags that I have used for years with my par cans but would like to get something a bit more sturdy as the LED mounting brackets are not as robust as par can brackets.
Specifically: I want to leave the lights permanently attached to the crossbar.  Once a gig has ended, remove the crossbar fro the top of the light stand and place the bar (with lights attached) in a case.
I have four lights attached to each crossbar.)

I am not looking for road-worthy cases as I only do local stuff.....  Maybe something SKB'ish or similar.
I've done some searching online and have come up short...

Any recommendations.

--- End quote ---

I got two assemble-yourself wood road cases for just this purpose.  Odessey tree tops with 4 led pars hanging, power strip, and wireless receivers connected.  I put in "bulkheads" so the bar is supported and the bar just drops into those supports.  With cover on the case the bar cant move.  I move with a hand truck /cart but could install casters now that i move things in a trailer vs pickup truck.

--Kevin

Mike Monte:

--- Quote from: Mike Monte on December 10, 2022, 07:31:11 AM ---I have made the jump from par38 cans to LED lights...

The above being said, I now need to transport them to/from gigs without dinging-them-up.

I have bags that I have used for years with my par cans but would like to get something a bit more sturdy as the LED mounting brackets are not as robust as par can brackets.
Specifically: I want to leave the lights permanently attached to the crossbar.  Once a gig has ended, remove the crossbar fro the top of the light stand and place the bar (with lights attached) in a case.
I have four lights attached to each crossbar.)
I am not looking for road-worthy cases as I only do local stuff.....  Maybe something SKB'ish or similar.
I've done some searching online and have come up short...

Any recommendations.

--- End quote ---
After much re-searching (& deciding what I wanted) & then searching, I found a used Gator GTSA-Key88 TSA case for $200 on my local Marketplace.
Both trees fit in there nicely.
I am in the process of cobbling together foam blocks to cut and glue in there to secure the lights so that the frames won't bend when the case is inverted/moved.
It will probably look a little "franken-case" with a combo of black/gray/white foam when I'm done with it but I don't plan to enter it in a beauty contest - lol.

I could purchase sections of real foam to customize the case but why go through the added expense.....plus it's best to recycle when possible.

Thanks for all of the suggestions.

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