Topic: Cigar Caddy by Otterbox - Microphone storage

[kskreider]

Nice find.  No affiliation but it looks like this place gets good reviews and has them pretty cheap ($15.95 + priority shipping $5.50)

[spyder9]

You guys will be awfully surprised on the high value of this purchase.  The best $20.00 I ever spent on this hobby so far.       

[vanark]

I don't even have mics to put in it and I want to buy one.     I can get mics to fill it up later. 

Do you need mics?  I've got a mic for ya.

LSD2

LMK

I've got some gear - a nice starter set - Church Audio CA-11 > CA-9100 > R-09.  Just looking forward to the day when I can upgrade and play in the big boys sandbox.  Not quite ready yet, just happy to be pulling good recordings and learning the game for now.  Thanks for looking out for me - +T.

[rasta]

I've had mine for over a year w/ Peluso mics in them and nary a scratch.

[mrsoul]

This guy at Vintage Chic Cigar has been nothing but cool and quick on the customer service.  He has some other Otter boxes as well...

Vintage Cigar

[Teen Wolf Blitzer]

This looks like a nice smaller alternative to this, which is what I do currently. 

http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,78948.0.html

Is the material similar to the pelicans?  Easy to drill holes?  Nice find

Pelican 1060  ext.  9.37" x 5.56" x 2.62"
               int.   8.25" x 4.25" x 2.25"
cigar caddy    ext.  8.80"x 3.10"x 1.70"
                   int.   7.88"x 1.97"x 1.17"

Seems like it would fit?  It would be tight though.   

[cmoorevt]

Nice find.  I just ordered one.  Also available thru amazon for those so inclined.  $13.80 plus $5.50 shipping.

http://tinyurl.com/2q8lf7

[Alexandru Petrescu]

Thanks for the pointer to Otter Box for cigars, excellent similarity.

They seem nice for short 'pencil'-shaped mics.  But what about a little longer (albeit short) shotguns microphones?  They're in the range 9in-11in length, wouldn't fit into the Otter Box, neither Pelicans.  What are the alternatives?  I could only find these and a 9in shotgun wouldn't fit in.

Pelican
http://www.pelican.com/case_category.php?CaseSize=Micro%20Case%&New=%

OtterBox
http://www.otterbox.com/products/otterbox/

Porta Brace
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/65640-REG/Porta_Brace_MH_2_MH_2_10_Microphone_Holster.html

Thanks,

Alex

[vwmule]

My Otterbox showed up yesterday. It's great for the AKG 481. A little tight squeezing it shut (that won't hurt mics, will it?) but it's solid and small.

[Jamos]

My Otterbox showed up yesterday. It's great for the AKG 481. A little tight squeezing it shut (that won't hurt mics, will it?) but it's solid and small.

I got mine yesterday too.
It's very solid, and more importantly to me, small.

I too noticed that it's a bit tight, perhaps pushing the mics together when closed.  I think I'll just put a small cloth between/around them so any rubbing that happens doesn't result in scratches.

[mrsoul]

Yep, got mine on Monday.  Nice and snug on the Avantone CK1 bodies.  The foam makes a great pad around the mics.  Thanks again for the tip of the day  year   

[timP]

My Otterbox showed up yesterday. It's great for the AKG 481. A little tight squeezing it shut (that won't hurt mics, will it?) but it's solid and small.

thinking of getting one for my 460 bodies... drill two littel holes at each end to pass my cables thru...

are the 460s the same size as the 480s?


Edit: sorry for the threadjack..... but aren't the 460s a bit beefier/thicker then the 480s?

[dactylus]

My Otterbox showed up yesterday. It's great for the AKG 481. A little tight squeezing it shut (that won't hurt mics, will it?) but it's solid and small.

I got mine yesterday too.
It's very solid, and more importantly to me, small.

I too noticed that it's a bit tight, perhaps pushing the mics together when closed.  I think I'll just put a small cloth between/around them so any rubbing that happens doesn't result in scratches.

If you're concerned about the tight fit with thw 2 cigar Otterbox then the 5 Cigar Otterbox is not that much larger but and provides plenty of room for "larger" 2 mics without them touching each other.  Still fits in the bag really nicely and still less than $20 including shipping!! 
GREAT FIND!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[willndmb]

got mine from vintage cigs too (cig caddy - otterbox 3140)
100% the best people i have ever dealt with on ebay
here it is with 483, a tight fit to close but not to tight i don't think

[ethan]

Is the foam in these static proof?