Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]How did you get the zero refoamed? I have one which has rotted away. Thanks simon jessurun - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Nakamura" <mail@gpsy.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 3:56 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] how to pack for fed-ex? > >i shipped my bodies in a lowepro omni trekker/extreme, > >which is a padded camera case within a pelican hard case. > >everything was snugly fit and i tucked in some extra dividers on top of > >the bodies for good measure, and waved goodbye to my gear a week > >ago monday. > > Rei - > > The Pelican might have contributed to the problem. When somone drops > a hard case, the contents of the case then slam against the case > walls, causing damage. > > I'm sure some of the MDs on this list could show graphic MRIs of > cerebral damage caused when the brain sloshes against the cranium in > a motor vehicle accident. > > If you're going to use a hard case, you should go like the pros and > have it inserted with hard foam. I just had some Zero Halliburtons > refoamed and the cost was about $20-40 per case, depending on the > size. You want about 2-3 inches of hard foam between the side of the > case and your equipment. > > Or, another option would have been to pack the case like you did, but > then put the entire shebang into a large cardboard box filled with > styrofoam peanuts. Doubleboxing is an excellent way to prevent > mischief. > > Karen > > > -- > Karen Nakamura > http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html