I only take the capsules that I am using to the venue for that specific reason. Most of the time the capsules remain on the cables.
I hear you Louie. I also like taking just what I need, but there are lots of times when I like to take all my caps, like festies and places where I haven’t taped before. Sure enough, in those situations just because of dumb luck, you’ll want/need the gear that you left behind.
The Pelican is much less likely to be accidentally lost.
Right…believe me I’ve thought about that too. Like I said before though, my concern is having everything in one place so that if you do lose the Pelican, then the disaster is magnified.
I'm using a Lowepro Magnum bag that is perfect for the gear that I have. It has pretty good pocket space, so maybe the way to go would be to dedicate one of the bag pockets to exclusively hold a case for whatever capsules I take with me. As long as the Pelican is always put back into that pocket and zipped up, there's less chance of losing the whole she-bang or having it stolen.