UK suppliers of cases?

[Theo]

16 hours ago, jim troy said:

Theo, 
             What was the item in that soft case ?    I think Crivit would be tools of some kind
              I'd pay 20 quid for that case on it's own, just so it doesn't  have a high end expensive stuff
               I'll check their site to see when it's coming to Athlone, like

                                    ( giggle away, but Lidl for me is high end)

Jim, the case came with the plastic boxes shown in the last picture.  It was sold as a fishing tackle bag, so the boxes would be for hooks, flies, weights, floats etc. It cost just under 20 quid including the plastic boxes..

[4to5to6]

I like the soft bag... I use one like this with a layer of foam in the bottom for day trips... otherwise I prefer the original cases... it's part of the vintage vibe...  old wood hex cases with key latches for the mid 1800s instruments stored on their sides to prevent valve droop and the square leather cases for the early 1900s Aeolas, etc.  I've built almost bullet proof flight cases out of plywood and resin with foam inserts and also used pelican cases but find them quite heavy overall; these are great for flying but generally I never let my box out of my sight.

Edited June 21 by 4to5to6

[Paul Draper]

"Did you take the mirror out Paul ?😀"

 

Strangely, for a vanity case, there was no mirror.

[jim troy]

Thanks Theo, I'll keep a look out for it.

(fishing stuff, two parrots sitting on a perch, in their cage, can you smell fish ? )

 

This is a camera bag, from back in the 80's 
(remember that other time we used to have ? )

Fitted my Lachenal CG well enough, but a bit of a scrooch for my present thingammy

 

Label on bag read 
Shanks Mare Morris
(Dublin, 80's )

Edited June 21 by jim troy
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[Stephen Chambers]

On 6/19/2025 at 6:58 PM, jim troy said:

              I'd pay 20 quid for that case on it's own, just so it doesn't  have a high end expensive stuff
               I'll check their site to see when it's coming to Athlone, like

                                    ( giggle away, but Lidl for me is high end)

 

Jim, we just bought a cool bag (similar to the Crivit one) in Aldi (Skibbereen) today that has room for a concertina in a hard case inside it, AND your sarnies! (But we're only going to use it as a cool-bag in the van.)

 

Comlete with two carrying handles and removable/adjustable shoulder strap, and velcro tabs to fold it flat when not in use.

 

Price, a total bargain(!), @ €6.99

 

Otherwise Lidl have smaller, lighter weight, concertina-sized cool bags, with handle and removable/adjustable shoulder strap, and complete with four lunchboxes and an ice pack, for a trifling €9.99

 

 

 

Edited June 29 by Stephen Chambers
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[jim troy]

Stephen

                 Yes, the Lidl bag, I have one.

                   I wonder if you would shlide back to Skibbereen,

                    and get me one of the Aldi ones ? 

                       I would reimburse you handsomely,  if you would 'Reverse For Skibbereen'         

                          Seriously, them bags is very handy, when you're traipsing around Miltown,

                            the Flight Case is grand, but after a while, well, hawking the yoke around

                             that's fine for the fit young things, 

 

Vanity Cases, Stephen, you might have a vanity case, which I used to send/transport, a Concertina, to you.
if you still have (or even if I did send it ! ) there would  be rake of springs, buried in it.

But no vanity mirror, I draw the line at that

Edited June 29 by jim troy

[Alan Day]

Sounds great and for an all day gig you can take some sandwiches as well.

Al

[Stephen Chambers]

2 hours ago, jim troy said:

Stephen

                                   I wonder if you wud  back to Skibbereen,

                    and get me one of the Aldi ones ? 

                       I would reimburse you handsomely,  if you would 'Reverse For Skibbereen'             

 

We'll try to get to Skib. again this week Jim, and see if they have any left, otherwise there are several more Aldi's we could check out along the way to Miltown.

 

If only Skibbereen could be reversed... 

[Don Taylor]

 

[Stephen Chambers]

On 6/29/2025 at 6:53 PM, Don Taylor said:

 

 

It's hilariously funny (if you're familiar with Lidl and Aldi's middle aisle offerings), but I used to hear it nearly every week at the session in Gort...

 

Mickey is one of Cathal MacConnell's brothers.

Edited July 1 by Stephen Chambers