How much room when packing a K3S and P3 in a box

[ae4pb]

Hi,
I'm packing my K3s and P3 in a Pelican 1550 case. This is just to protect
the rig while it's in storage until we can get into our new house.
How much foam packing around the rig is sufficient? I'd like to put the rig
and P3 next to each other only separated by the rubber feet on the K3.
If I do this I believe I can get about an inch on the sides and  maybe 2 or
more inches front/back/top/bottom.
Thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
De AE4PB
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AE4PB:

> On Aug 27, 2020, at 18:08, [hidden email] wrote:
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> Hi,
> I'm packing my K3s and P3 in a Pelican 1550 case. This is just to protect
> the rig while it's in storage until we can get into our new house.
> How much foam packing around the rig is sufficient? I'd like to put the rig
> and P3 next to each other only separated by the rubber feet on the K3.
> If I do this I believe I can get about an inch on the sides and  maybe 2 or
> more inches front/back/top/bottom.

At the risk of asking a dumb question....

If your gear is going into storage and you’re not transporting your K3s/P3 via aircraft, train, or auto on a trip, why not simply pack them in their original packaging as they came from Elecraft?  If you didn’t keep the packaging, use a U-Haul box with bubble wrap or other protective inserts.  

Pelican cases are nice (I have one for my K3/I0-Mini and Remote Rig combo for taking them to various locations to operate) but they are not cheap and given their form factor will not ‘stack’ as well in a storage unit if all you’re going to do is put them in storage.

FWIW,

Barry Baines, WD4ASW
(Currently in Boston/Roslindale, MA)

> Thoughts?
> Thanks in advance.
> De AE4PB
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I have hauled cameras through caves in Pelican cases. Crawling
through a cave subjects the outside of the case to a lot of
banging around, dirt, water, etc. Stuff you don't want in your
camera. The Pelican case does a good job of protecting stuff.

I always packed the case with foam on the outside, but camera
bodies, lenses, flashes etc. packed next to each other with no
padding between them. I packed them densely enough so they
didn't move inside the case. This technique is a bit hard on the
finish, but it didn't seem to impair the operation of the
equipment. I also think there was more damage to the camera
equipment when it was out in the cave environment than happend
being dragged in the Pelican case.

I kept telling myself I got the camera to make pictures, not to
stay in pristine condition.

I also pack my K3 and P3 in Pelican cases for transport, and for
storage in the basement which might flood. Again, I try to have
enough padding -- cloth, foam, crumpled newspaper etc. to keep
the radios from moving when being handled. So, I think your plan
should work well.

73 Bill AE6JV

On 8/27/20 at 6:06 PM, [hidden email] wrote:

>I'm packing my K3s and P3 in a Pelican 1550 case. This is just to protect
>the rig while it's in storage until we can get into our new
>house. How much foam packing around the rig is sufficient? I'd
>like to put the rig
>and P3 next to each other only separated by the rubber feet on
>the K3. If I do this I believe I can get about an inch on the
>sides and  maybe 2 or
>more inches front/back/top/bottom. Thoughts?
>Thanks in advance.
>De AE4PB

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