Pelican 1400 Case w/Foam (Yellow) Reviews

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I wanted to take my camera equipment with me on an Ozark canoe float weekend, but needed a sturdy waterproof case to protect it against bumps and (especially) water. I ordered this case, and have been completely satisfied. I had no trouble customizing the foam padding to accommodate my Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi, a 100mm macro lens, a 18-55mm zoom lens, a 75-300mm zoom lens, a couple of spare batteries, two watches, and my car keys for this trip! The fully loaded case floated high in the water when I tested it. The latches took a fair amount of effort to open and close, but this was actually pretty reassuring when risking expensive equipment on the water. It opened and closed easily enough for me to manage while sitting in a canoe on a moving river without losing my paddle or my fishing rod. All of my camera equipment stayed dry and undamaged after spending two full days on the river. Had my canoe overturned, I have no doubt that my equipment would have been fine. That said, I should have bought the orange or yellow version rather than the black one as it would have been easier to find had I had such an accident.

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Like other Pelican cases I've owned this thing is built like a tank. The new latches are nice, it's still a very solid operation to latch and unlatch the lid, but a bit easier now. The pluck-apart foam is great, makes for a very clean looking cavity to place your equipment.

I got this case for my Nikon D60 based on a review of a 1200 in a different color that said it fit the D40 (which is the same size as the D60). It's a perfect fit in the horizontal directions, but I do wish it was a half inch taller, as the D60 pretty much compresses the foam all the way when closing the lid. Nikon lists the height of the D60 as 3.7" and Pelican lists the interior height of the 1200 as 4.12"

Of course that's not a defect with the case, I could have gone for the 1300 which is almost the same size in the horizontal directions but 2" taller. Or the 1400 which is 1.5 2.5" larger in the horizontal dimensions and 1" taller. But my mom has the 1300 for her Canon XTi and it seems quite bulky, so I think the 1200 was the right choice. Pelican's are rock solid so I don't worry about the case getting crushed and squishing the camera.

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I got 2 of these as 'travel' cases for my handguns. It comes with pre-cut foam that you can shape as the top layer, and another foam layer at the bottom. Even before I could use these for the purpose I got them for, the Northeast got hit by a major storm and I ended up using this as my 'emergency' go-case since it is waterproof. I ended up storing my iPhone, wallet, glow sticks, extra batteries, and LED flashlight in it. I actually never got to use it (luckily) but I had the confidence after reading all the reviews (on Amazon and other places).

For the handguns, it fits a glock with one mag in the gun and one mag outside it is fairly compact so don't expect to fit a lot more in it... maybe can put a couple of glow sticks but that's about it. But the nice thing is that it fits in backpacks and can be locked (for the states with weird gun-travel laws).

All in all, satisfied so far.

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I purchased the Pelican 1400 before a weeklong river trip in the Grand Canyon. I had originally ordered a 1500 put that proved too bulky. This case holds 2, yes 2 DSLRs. I have my Nikon d7000 and my backup d60 both with lenses attached. If you cut the foam properly you can fit both, each with a lens, and leave a couple slots for filters, batteries, and memory cards.

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I bought the 1200 case with foam to house a medium frame Glock handgun. For the most part, I use it as a locking transport case, paired with a standard size keyed lock such as this one: Master Lock 140D Solid Brass Keyed Different Padlock with 1-9/16-Inch Wide Body, 1/4-Inch Shackle.The pick and pluck foam made it super easy to create a custom fit. For size reference, I'm able to fit the Glock plus two ten round magazines (with the magazines stacked) with extra cushion between everything. In terms of sturdiness and quality, you simply can't beat what Pelican offers. These are the best hard cases on the market.