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Which is sturdier for cmaeras or laptops, a Pelican case or a Storm case?

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Which is sturdier for cmaeras or laptops, a Pelican case or a Storm case?

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I’ve been using Pelican cases for my gear for many years; you can customize the foam (although it usually breaks apart after a couple of years, but you can get replacement foam) and the cases are solid and waterproof. I’ve shipped my gear around the country enough times to feel confident in them. The downside is the ribs on the bottom which make it hard to pull them on and off of carts like Magliners, and they larger cases can have up to six latches to undo vs two on a typical flight case setup (which most of my gear is housed in). The latches have always been a liability; the phrase “knucklebuster” was invented to describe the peculiar pain of opening a Pelican case, especially in the cold! They even offer a tool to help jack open the latches, but to my thinking…mebbe you guys should be redesigning the latches, what do you say? Well, last year they did redesign the latches, and offer a free upgrade program if you bring your Pelican in to one of their distributors (for the L.A. area,

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