Originally Posted by
reevesofskyking
I did the Harbor Frieght tool kit for a while.
I had it for about a year and I think that is about all you will get out of it. I found that no matter how hard I tried to treat it, I still threw it around, kicked it off/on the airplane. All the dents at first were a badge of honer. Then one day really was no surprise, I had to band the bottom with duct tape. 2 more months went by, then got dinged by the flight manager for not have a black bag. that was about the icing on the cake for me, I was fed up. it was not big enough to hold the charts and manuals we have at TSA. I could not imangine it would come close to working for anyone that flies to any more airports than we do. Some of you guys/gals out there have a bunch of jepp charts.
reeves
I definitely agree with everything you've said. At XJT we have a crap load of Jepp's also, and the Harbor Freight case seems to be about an inch or two shorter than other flight cases. Like I said, I've used mine for a year (reserve) and it's still in good shape.
When I'm ready for a replacement, I definitely won't be getting another harbor freight, but I think for the first year it's well worth the price.
With the amount of money we throw down on uniforms and luggage, I just wasn't ready to drop $200-300 for a good lasting flight case, but now with second year pay, I think I'm about ready.