1740 Long Case One of my favourite things when arriving at a shoot is hopping out of a Defender and unloading big black Peli cases from the back. It sends a clear message to whomever is watching, be it the client, location manager or parking warden. Occasionally people ask ‘What’s in the case mate?’ ‘It’s a kilo of blow. What’s with all the fucking questions?’ The 1740 is a long case, and at over 112cm, it can take a tripod, a set of lights or two, and three assault rifles. The US listing for the product names it as a rifle case. In the UK, it’s just a case. Either way, it’s nice to arrive on set with people wondering if you are a film crew or selling small arms. It makes the traffic warden think twice before saddling up because we have parked for longer than ten minutes in a loading area. As always, the 1740 is made with the same polypropylene body, three micron hydrophobic no-woven PET purge vent and is watertight, crushproof and dustproof. It also comes with a lifetime guarantee of excellence. I think that says it all. www.peli.com
1690 Transport Case When you are moving lots of equipment, having several small cases is great, but sometimes for overseas projects, you don’t want six pieces of luggage when one large piece can do the job. I thought our existing Peli lens case was large. The 1690 transport case is 84.9 x 72.1 x 44.8. Stack two on top of each other and it is basically a chest freezer. It comes with a selection of interior storage options that are modular, so you can safely cushion just about anything. To be honest, it’s so big that it’s basically replaced our small cases; the sort of thing I would be happy to padlock and then ship out to another country. Obviously though the case can only do so much, and still requires you to not throw it about in the back of a van. The cases graduated deflection ribs mean that it will take the punishment of bad loading and still deliver everything safe and sound. If you aren’t salivating yet, you should be. Even if you have no need to move equipment for your job, just buy some for home, garage or shed storage, and to make the neighbours think you might be an arms dealer. www.peli.com
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