small setups, flightcases

[antidope]

alright, the other thread was getting kind of long, so here's a new one.

briefcasin' it rocks! i love being able to walk in and setup with 2 courier bags and a backpack. screw having to walk around with a cart full of wires and connectors. does anyone know of the CHEAPEST flightcases on the net? i would kind of like to rackmount everything.

[infopocalypse]

I can fit in a suitcase and a backpack/laptop case. Targus makes a very nice backpack which padds a laptop well.. on the average day said case contains, for me, one laptop, DV cam, 2 digital still cams, cords to bring them all together, and miscellaneous other shit.

[fisheye]

The dream set up

A mx 50
A dell inspiron 8200 with resolume and scanconverter
A powerbook G4 with after effect, fcp 3.0
A mini DV cam (is also recorder)
A portable DVD player

It would be great...
I'm getting there

F.e.

[Anyone]

depends how much gear you're carrying

I'm using a soft 100 record DJ bag
that I bring on board as carry-on luggage
where I put 2 lappies and an MX12
all that fits in the overhead bin...

the rest (wires and shit) I put in my suitcase
with undies and toothbrush. and voila !

it doesn't matter how big it is, but it's how you use it that counts !

NE1

[konsumgrafik]

Some1 got experience with the heating problem by building a dj flightcase with 2 comps a mixer, a dvd, 2 15" TFT and the 5"lcd?

We like to build one if we have the money to do that. I guess
it?ll be a heavy rig but you just have to swith it on.

[ToddGraft]

Some1 got experience with the heating problem by building a dj flightcase with 2 comps a mixer, a dvd, 2 15" TFT and the 5"lcd?

Yeha, I got a system like that an never had any heat problems.
Pentium cpu, so its runs cooler and the chopped up cases are rivetted to the aluminium chassis so there is a good heatsink.
The flightcase parts are readily obtainable and with a good design and stubborn attitude, I reckon its worth it.
Plug and play is still less weight on your mind, and more on the set. I often get "laptop" jibes but they can't output the full pal with live camera, and have enough media storage for 2 x 8 hour sets. Nice to have lots of back up kit, you cannot risk a blank screen.

[Anyone]

BTW, I just posted my VJ bag on my front page...

anyone's web site (http://www.anyone.org.uk)

NE1

[LEVLHED]

hey, cool shit...I've been mulling over my gear-transport-situation....trying to decide what stays, what go's and how to pack it...my gear is a bit stranger...but still relatively small...

anyway anyone.....would you say a 100lp case is an efficient use of the commonly alloted carry-on space?
That is, does it fill up the whole space, or can one generally get away with a larger bag?

[LEVLHED]

went off on a case search..don't know if this is "cheap", but its a case for your pride and joy...I think its worth it to get the "good stuff"
http://www.joyryderecords.com/recordsodysseyKLP070DLX.htm

seems pretty nifty

[Anyone]

be carefull Lev, hard case 100 lp DJ bag are NOT small enough,
the difference is subtle, but the soft one are OK for carry-ons...

NE1

[Anyone]

you might get away with that model you just showd on your last post,
better cross refence that with the allowed sizes on your choice of airlines...

NE1

[LEVLHED]

borrowed a cheaper, but nice hard plastic case from a buddy..everything seems to fit nicely..although not sure if I'll bring the Dr.Groove since I don't think I have an A/V slot @ AVIT and I have NOTHING programmed yet...

http://www.levlhed.com/~rebelle/LEVLkit.jpg

[antidope]

http://a1480.g.akamaitech.net/f/1480/124/60m/images.ebags.com/images/products/10453_bxlrg.jpg


i bought a samsonite bag which can hold almost all of my gear very organized and conveniently... and only about 35$USD!

my pack includes:
cell phone
ungodly amounts of various wires and cables
two firewire drives
optical mouse
powerbook g4
3 spandex screens

minus projector and video mixer. it holds everything.

[murph]

someday soon I hope to be gigging with the following...

2 portable dvd players, someday with built in LCDs
1 Inspiron 8200
1 Videonics MX-1
1 PSOne monitor
buncha dvds/svcds
buncha cables
2500L beamer
1100L beamer

[charlielangridge]

Personaly, i recomend Proflyte. All cases are custom made to amptown spec but a shiat load cheaper! PM for the number and details.

[bluntfaktory]

when doing a show that i have to fly to on my own , i use a soft carry case that came with an old lc-7000 ekie projector , in it i can pack my ibook , mini dvd player , Sima Video Ed/it 2x Mini Editor , sony dv cam , 300 micro jack scan converter , and cs-10 1000 anci luman projector , also i bring a smaller soft bag that came with one of my sony cs-10 which i pack it in along with wires , two ripstop nylon power fan inflateble screens , and squeeze clothes in were i can , packing the bare minimum of corse . then take the hole lot on as carry-on , as you can take one bigger bag and one smaller bag on most airlines . all the gear i use for those shows i bought because it was small , after busting my ass humping around heavy equipment for years on end . this way you have your hands on the gear with out worrying about the baggage handlers playing smash up , or loose the luggage , with the tools you need to do the work you been flown out to do .