Those pelicans are clunky. Unless you plan to tape on a boat or a sub, they are overkill. These guys are looking for something to bring the mics into shows. If I had a deluxe case for every piece of gear I have to bring to shows, I'd have serious back problems. I like simple solutions to problems, tupperware/pluck foam is good since the tupperware is airtight. Okay, it doesn't have the pressure release valve like the pelican but it will fit handlily in a small backpack with your pre, a/d, cables, shock mounts, t-bar and deck/HD recorder. But don't ask me, I am not getting out and about here in Japan with taping allowed gear...it is all stealth in these 'Yakusa protected' nightclubs, they don't give a rats-ass about bands being cool with it.
ANDY