Post your Pelican case setup!

Silgt

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Top left in the case :wave:

Good eye...this is a prototype Mirage Man Fatty head (I was told this is the very first one) mated with a McClicky pak...this one has been upgraded to a neutral 5000K XM-L2 LED and it puts out one of the sweetest, most beautiful beam of light I've seen...a very special light indeed :D
 

bigpond1966

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I am almost speechless at some of the Pelican cases filled with killer torches! Here's my first Pelican case (1090) and some cell phone pic's (not very clear).
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Kevin1322

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Finally got a good case! I wanted something that could both store and show my Solarforce collection.
Plano 108420 gun case
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I took off the portion glued to the lid so I have a piece to separate the two sides (bottom and top portions not pick and pluck foam).
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I took the middle section (this is pick and pluck, and the softest I've come across yet btw), which was about 2 inches thick and cut it in half with a fillet knife. Still missing some lights I want, and this gives me the room to put them in later on. And yes, there is a 6P there as well as my modded mag too haha.
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The Burgh

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Flashlight Hard Carry Case: Pelican Alternatives?

I have done a few CPF, Google and other searches for reasonably priced (~ $80) hard carry cases to be used to safely store and transport (nothing rough) up to 12-15 flashlights. In addition to flashlight categories, I have included camera equipment, optical instruments, gun scopes and other goods in the searches which might need hard sided protection. Aside from the long Pelican thread here, only found a short thread on Harbor Freight cases.

Foam, customizable inserts are optional - they can be purchased separately from the case.

What are you using, why do you like/dislike its values and can you recommend it?
 

OneBigDay

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Re: Flashlight Hard Carry Case: Pelican Alternatives?

I bought a case a couple years ago from an online shop called carry cases plus (www dot carrycasesplus dot com). I only used them once but the transaction was good.

They have a variety of alternative hard cases that are more affordably priced than the Pelican cases. They have expensive cases and budget cases. I chose a Seahorse case (SE-720) and was extremely pleased with it. It has 2 nice large buckles on the front, and a hole where you can put a padlock on the case if you want. It also has a good carry handle. Foam inserts (pick and pluck) can be purchased with the case or not, obviously it is cheaper if you go without the foam.

My use is only for organizing at home. I wanted a place to store some lights where if it ever got into an abusive situation (storm or water damage to my home or similar), that certain things would be waterproof and protected to some degree. It also paves the way for traveling if I need it, I have a case that is up to the task. I would recommend the Seahorse case quality with the caveat that I have not given mine any abuse to push the limits.
 

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Re: Flashlight Hard Carry Case: Pelican Alternatives?

I'll throw this out there. Check your local Home Depot or their dot com for Dewalt Tough System DS 150 Storage Unit. Depending on how much effort you're willing to put into retrofitting it for open or closed cell foam it is definitely worth a look.
I picked one up some time ago, very well made, multiple handles, inner lid folds down for parts/batts etc. Certainly not inferior to the Pelican cases I have.

Now I just have to get around to getting it lined!
 

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The silver one is a pelican 1400 with custom cut closed cell foam with my mag 3d xml mod run at 2.8 amps with sub c's
The blue one is a 1150 with pick and pluk foam it has my surefire 6p, my malkoff md2 m61, 2 18650, my knife, my case lock, and 12 emergency 123a primary's
The pictures are blurry ipad pictures probably would of come out better if I used my phone
 
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Eric242

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In the last two weeks I renewed the setup of all my remaining pelican cases completely. The last few years I didn´t buy the original pelican foam anymore since it is way too wobbly for me and doesn´t hold the lights secure once the case is open. I always use closed cell foam now. The trick is to cut the inlay slightly larger than the case itself would hold so that it compresses a bit when inserted and the inlays for the lights slightly smaller than the lights themselfs. That way the foam holds the lights even when the case is open - you can hold it upside down and even shake it and they wont fall out!! You´ll have to leave the lights inside the case for a few days and after that the foam adjusted itself to the form of the lights and will hold that form even when the lights are not inside the case. Eventually it will return to the way it was cut but that takes quite a while. Also I try to cut a bit longer than the light itself so that the foam does not touch the lens. I also decided to represent what´s inside the case with a sticker on the Pelican label.

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Pelican 1200 with my remaining customs:

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Pelican 1170 with my Pocket Rockes:

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Pelican 1170 with my "tanatized" Surefire E-Series:

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Pelican 1400 with some of my Surefires:

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See how the foam clings to the lights..... and in the next picture how the foam resembles the form of the lights:

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