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Originally Posted by BerrieK
Yes, its a Pelican for me too, with pick 'n' pluck foam insert. Pricy perhaps but for peace of mind hard to beat. Although I have not experienced disintegrating foam inserts as yet, I always store my eyepieces with the end caps on. The foam is great, can fit lots in safely with careful planning of where you pick 'n' pluck.
Kerrie
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Hi Daniel/Kerrie
It's Pelican for me 3. Pricey but piece of mind in a superbly made high quality product. I didn't have a problem spending $300+ on a case to protect nearly $10k worth of eyepieces and accessories. They are waterproof, shockproof, snowproof, floodproof (as proved in New Orleans) and idiot proof.
One word of warning. As you can see from the photograph of my Pelican 1600 case attached, it is very large and has a lot of eyepieces and accesories in it. It is very heavy and I am getting very old. If I was doing this again I would unhesitatingly go Pelican again but I would split the load over 2 smaller cases. I don't see deteriorating foam as being an issue in any way. Foam and Plastics technology has improved a lot in the past 20 years and Meade aren't renowned for using premium quality components in all applications. ie. I think the Pelican foam will be a lot higher quality than the Meade foam.
Cheers,
John B