This is a great thread - I looked at the Pelican cases, and ended up getting the powerport backpack with the inner "box." But I am still looking for a hard case that will hold the K2/tuner, cables etc. for air travel.
The powerport box is great and while not giving the same protection of the Pelican, it is really quite protective. The backpack is well made, but there are less expensive alternatives. My daughter recent got a Dell laptop, and it had a mail-in offer for a free Swiss-Army knife backpack. It was actually nicer and more useful than the powerport. The powerport though, is very good and I use it regularly. I put the K2/100, Heil headphones/mic, and Hiel handy mic, the Elecraft paddle set, and cables in the box. The pack also holds my SGC-231 tuner and the dipole, and a Kenwood F6, with room for my lunch and some water! My telescoping mast is carried in a contractor's level case, which is made like a narrow backpack with grommets which allow attachment to the pack. Weight-wise, it is not bad - I can carry it a few miles without much problem - which at 52 and out-of-shape, that is not too bad. What was most difficult, was finding a case for the battery. What I came up with was a professional camera case. I use two 12V. 17 Ah. batteries hooked together. It will run the K2 and tuner for almost a week (for car camping, I have two 32 watt solar panels). I tried different cases, including coolers, and military amo cases. The camera case "blends-in" better. What was difficult was finding a case where the handle and shoulder strap are attached directly to support going under the case, supporting the battery, instead of a strap or handle attached only to the top, relying on the zipper or links to hold everything. The link to the camera case web site is certainly in the right direction. I am curious what others are doing in this regard. Tom W6EIJ _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
