Transporting essential and costly tools usually requires chopping foam pads to suit round every merchandise. Such a set resolution hinders repacking a tough case with totally different gear for a distinct mission.
To repair that downside, Pelican created the Re-Set system. It’s a raised grid of high-density foam pegs that adjusts to suit round delicate gear. It types a protecting inside group system for safely transporting digicam tools, searching rifles, or communications gadgets.
The grid sits off the underside of a case, so the froth pegs successfully float. This allows you to place gear on prime of the pegs and push down these wanted to make room for it. Moreover, the pegs solely want to slip down far sufficient to maintain the highest of your gear flush with the opposite pegs, creating a cosy match.
Every Re-Set package comes with the plastic grids particularly sized to suit contained in the model’s Protector Lengthy Instances. Nevertheless, we are able to see the place this method will increase to suit different onerous instances as properly.
Reconfigure to Match Gear
Since packing with this method doesn’t require eradicating the pegs, the Re-Set system will be adjusted or reset on the go. For those who choose up a bit of latest gear you wish to shield inside a Pelican Lengthy Case, you possibly can push down a couple of extra pegs to make room for it.
Earlier than the subsequent journey, you possibly can pull out the plastic body and push all of the pegs again to the identical stage. This successfully resets the system again to sq. one — therefore its identify.
In accordance with Pelican, the high-density foam pegs can stand up to repeated use and changes. If they appear worn out, Pelican says you possibly can twist them 45 levels to refresh them for tons of extra configurations.
Who’s It For?
The Re-Set system kits are modular, although made to suit and work with a corresponding Pelican Protector Lengthy case (the 1700, 1720, and 1750), so there’s the correct amount of froth safety inside every.
Pelican Protector Lengthy Instances are hottest amongst hunters who journey with a rifle and scope. Nevertheless, photographers and tech-heavy vacationers could use them to hold delicate tools, too.
That’s as a result of the instances are marketed as watertight, dustproof, and impervious to excessive temperatures, and so they include an computerized purge valve. Moreover, the chrome steel {hardware} of the instances can maintain as much as tough transport, whereas polyurethane wheels assist make hauling them simpler and dependable.
That mentioned, the essential package of two grids (1700) could discover use inside different instances, together with present Pelican fashions. The modular facet of the grids wouldn’t be a constraint, however it’s possible you’ll must MacGyver the grid itself to remain in place inside that case.
For now, the Pelican Re-Set system is offered in three kits and retails for $170-230. Pelican has plans to create kits for different instances sooner or later.
