Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: flyingwithfish on April 17, 2009, 12:49:31 pm
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Yesterday I wrote about driving over my Pelican 1514 case with a Chevy 1500 series pickup truck. Well some people were not satisfied that a pick up driving over my case twice was really an 'impact test.' So this morning I loaded up the case and threw it off of the second floor deck of my house...roughly double the height baggage would fall if it fell from the cargo door of a Boeing 737 or Airbus A320.
So how well does the 1514 protect your equipment? Would you throw one loaded with cameras off the roof of your house? I did! http://1514Toss.notlong.com (http://1514Toss.notlong.com)
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Yesterday I wrote about driving over my Pelican 1514 case with a Chevy 1500 series pickup truck. Well some people were not satisfied that a pick up driving over my case twice was really an 'impact test.' So this morning I loaded up the case and threw it off of the second floor deck of my house...roughly double the height baggage would fall if it fell from the cargo door of a Boeing 737 or Airbus A320.
So how well does the 1514 protect your equipment? Would you throw one loaded with cameras off the roof of your house? I did! http://1514Toss.notlong.com (http://1514Toss.notlong.com)
I know you don´t post that often, but you should nonetheless have noted that the rôle of resident idiot is already taken.
Rob C
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I know you don´t post that often, but you should nonetheless have noted that the rôle of resident idiot is already taken.
Rob C
Rob,
No, I don't post here often, although I have answered quite a few questions through PMs. I focus on the nuts-and-bolts of travel, often from the perspective of travelling photogs. I have racked up over a 1,000,000 miles flying in the last four years alone traveling as a photog. The truck and toss tests were a follow up to a few dozen e-mails asking about the Pelican 1514's durability following this entry on Flying With Fish (http://www.flyingwithfish.com), 15/04/2009 – The Pelican 1514 Case : A Bag You Can Checked Under The Plane & Know Your Gear Is Safe In (http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/2009/04/15/the-pelican-1514-case-a-bag-you-can-checked-under-the-plane-know-your-gear-is-safe-in/)
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Thanks Steven
Rob - don't be claiming the title 'forum idiot' all to yourself now...
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I know you don´t post that often, but you should nonetheless have noted that the rôle of resident idiot is already taken.
Rob C
You guys simply have no appreciation for the finer things in photographic accessory idiocy. I put a head of lettuce, red cabbage, a dozen carrots and two quarts of mayo in my Pelican 1514, dropped it out of a helicopter and got a gallon of cole slaw.
Top that.
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You guys simply have no appreciation for the finer things in photographic accessory idiocy. I put a head of lettuce, red cabbage, a dozen carrots and two quarts of mayo in my Pelican 1514, dropped it out of a helicopter and got a gallon of cole slaw.
Top that.
Nope, that one wins!