I am thinking of replacing my heavy Pelican 1610 that contains my Sea & Sea S2 Pro housing, ports, Inon strobes, Ultralite arms and other accessories. I am using plucked foam with the Pelican even though I bought the Pelican padded dividers. The Sea & Sea housing is large and I couldn't configure the padded dividers in a satisfactory fashion. Like the Storm dividers, the Pelican divider set has two long sections that go across the length of the 1610 case and a whole bunch of short dividers.
I am thinking of getting the lighter Storm iM2750 with plucked foam. It looks to me like I would have the same configuration problem with the Storm padded dividers.
Any comments about the Storm plucked foam versus the Storm padded dividers? Who is using which?
Thanks, Art
Hi Art,
You can also use the pelican padded dividers as the cases are the same size.
I recommend the padded dividers as it's simple to reconfigure your case for different trips. I hate the plucked foam.
Cheers
James
Hi James,
With the added depth of the Storm 2750 you have both the bottom dividers and a tray - correct?
With the dividers from the Pelican 1610 (which isn't as deep as the Storm 2750), I don't have the top tray (and the bottom tray for the 1620 is different than for the 1610). Which dividers are you using with the Storm 2750?
Art
Yes, I have the top tray for my Storm 2750 - just look on the website for the same inside dimensions when you order.
Cheers
James
I agree with James, plucked foam is great when you start out with the case and looks good in pictures, but you always end up wanting to make configuration changes. I really prefer the flexibility of padded divders to the plucked foam.
Cheers,
Sieg
If you travel by air, and want to be positive about your gear arriving alive, get the foam.
I agree it is a PITA sometimes, but the incidence of baggage handlers killing my gear is less.
All the best, James
Would someone be willing to post the depth of the Storm 2750 padded bottom divider and the depth of the top tray? I am trying to determine if my Sea & Sea housing will fit standing up.
Using the padded didviders doesn't make your equipment any less safe nor does the foam give any extra protection .. if both are done right.
My key choice of using dividers was that I often (when i was working as a proffessional) don't have time to rinse and dry my equipment everytime i need to put it away although always get around to it later.
If I had used the foam like this it would have gotten salt water wet and hence rotten very quick. Plus the foam once configured stuck with it or it looks messy thing.
I have just upgraded from LM Tetra Oly setup to Sea and Sea Canon D60 setup ... I still use the same case with the padded dividers re arranged. It took some time to work it out how to best do it .. but i got it done and it is a perfect fit again ... just as my smaller oly setup was .. weird that both fit perfectly but its all about how you configure it.
