Cheap hard case for DJI Spark and gear

nwaters2618 · Oct 20, 2018

My statement is based out of experiance as well. I take my gear to a lot of hostile environments and have found the pick and pluck foam lacking when it comes to strength. I'm glad yours has stood the test of time.

Virtual1 said:
I've seen this comment made a few times, and well, here I sit with mine 1.5 years later and no problems at all. just don't be rough with it and it'll hold up pretty well

Heckmaniac · Oct 20, 2018

Went out and got mine tonight. A tight fit on some things, but should definitely work. Going to spray the plasti dip tomorrow.

nwaters2618 · Oct 21, 2018

Heckmaniac said:
Went out and got mine tonight. A tight fit on some things, but should definitely work. Going to spray the plasti dip tomorrow.

Awesome man. Layout looks good. Deff spray the inside of the slots as well. Adds a lot of strength. Pretty nice cases for the money right?

Adlex Designs · Oct 21, 2018

I actually went this route first and within a few weeks, the foam starting falling out but I did not spray mine. I wound up bringing it back to HB for a full refund and puchased this one on Amazon and is much more reliable...https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0762HZDNZ/

nwaters2618 · Oct 21, 2018

Adlex Designs said:
I actually went this route first and within a few weeks, the foam starting falling out but I did not spray mine. I wound up bringing it back to HB for a full refund and puchased this one on Amazon and is much more reliable...https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0762HZDNZ/

Those looks nice. I have 6 batteries so I wanted to have everything consolidated into one kit.

JBDive · Oct 21, 2018

nwaters2618 said:
Harbour Freight sells a line of Pelican style hard cases branded Apache. I picked up the Apache 2800 the other day and mapped out what I wanted to do with the foam. This is what it looks like plucked out. I picked some cans of black Plasti Dip (1 will do) and put 2 coats on it. Sealed up the pluck foam nicely. It's currently drying so I will post up a picture when it's all finished.
Apache 2800 case $23.99 with 20% off coupon + 1 can of Plasti Dip $6.50= $30.49View attachment 7261 View attachment 7262

Nice, efficient use of space. I have a Plano dual handgun case, same pluck foam which I then sprayed with Plastic Dip to harden the foam some so it won't fall apart with repeated use.

nwaters2618 · Oct 22, 2018

JBDive said:
Nice, efficient use of space. I have a Plano dual handgun case, same pluck foam which I then sprayed with Plastic Dip to harden the foam some so it won't fall apart with repeated use.

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How long has it been since you sprayed it? Plasti Dip holding up ok?

Trey · Oct 22, 2018

Check amazon. I picked up one by "bangcool" in december, that was black hard shell, blue inner hard foam, pre slotted for spark, 3 extra batteries, remote, extra blades, and additional medium pocket for 18.99, but I see now it is no longer available. It is small pelican exact, and they still sell similar ranging $35. and under, soft shells about 20. And Under.

Heckmaniac · Oct 23, 2018

Heckmaniac said:
Went out and got mine tonight. A tight fit on some things, but should definitely work. Going to spray the plasti dip tomorrow.

Added some colored tape to the top and doubles as a landing pad.

nwaters2618 · Oct 23, 2018

Heckmaniac said:
Added some colored tape to the top and doubles as a landing pad. View attachment 7362 View attachment 7362 View attachment 7363

Love it. A landing pad up top is a great idea.

Miket · Oct 24, 2018

Heckmaniac said:
Went out and got mine tonight. A tight fit on some things, but should definitely work. Going to spray the plasti dip tomorrow.

Is that a flashing led card I see on your landing gear. I struggled to keep track of my Spark and I found this to be great. I use it with the double flash, the first attracts my attention then the second confirms, then like magic your eyes focus and I can see the Spark itself.

Heckmaniac · Oct 24, 2018

Miket said:
Is that a flashing led card I see on your landing gear. I struggled to keep track of my Spark and I found this to be great. I use it with the double flash, the first attracts my attention then the second confirms, then like magic your eyes focus and I can see the Spark itself.

Yes - have have 3 Strobon Cree I put on my landing gear for night flying. Green and Red on the sides and White on the bottom back. They work incredibly well and can easily see as far as I can fly the drone out (2-3 miles) with line of site the entire time.

JBDive · Oct 27, 2018

nwaters2618 said:
How long has it been since you sprayed it? Plasti Dip holding up ok?

yeap. Holds the foam in place well, no foam bits falling off and getting into things. Did the case almost a year ago. Picked it up at Wallyworld for less than $10 I think.

Heckmaniac · Oct 28, 2018

Added another feature to the cheap case for those night flights and needing to see in the box to change out batteries or just to see what I'm doing. Got this for $11 something on Amazon. The LED light bar is rechargeable and has motion sensor so it turns on when I open the case and off when it's closed. Link: http://a.co/d/1aPZh7J

Link: http://a.co/d/1aPZh7J