Originally Posted by Bloodhound

My parents bought me a nice leather case when I was hired. After 5 years, the bottom stitching came out and the corners were worn-through. I took it to a boot maker (in TX) and he repaired it for me and made a nice leather Texas flag for it. It was $100 for everything but it will last another several years - at which point, I'll do the same thing. It's better than buying a POS every year or so.