Don't you just hate it when....

[Corabar Steve]

You buy some new kit, or change a flight case & the jigsaw puzzle in the back of your van suddenly has a different picture on the lid.

[NKR]

Oh yeah. Its that tight in the back of the trailer I have to watch the size of case I buy very closely.

[rob1963]

I wouldn't know.

I never buy new kit or change a flight case.

:Laugh:

[ppentertainments]

One of the reasons I don't like using a roadie - they always seem to put the first item in 'wrong' and you don't realise until everything else is away - apart from that last case which will not go in :D

[spin mobile disco]

I used to choose smaller boxed effects for that reason. But since gettign the bigger van I stopped. But then got loads of larger lighting and now its like tetris for bigger shows.

[Daryll]

When my kit is loaded into the Landrover , it has to go in the right order , no exceptions.
However with my recent purchases (and tomorrows) ,I`ll have to have a "lits try it like this" session :D :D

Daryll

[Penfold42]

What did you buy?

[Daryll]

I have two new flight cases.
one is HERE (http://www.forum.mobilediscodirectory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=24925)
The other will arrive tomorrow

Daryll

[Corabar Steve]

I'm just glad my new console case isn't as tall as my old one. Having changed my entire lighting rig (except the LED pars), it's a whole new ball game loading.

I loaded twice at the venue last night before I remembered how I put it in on the way there. I still had tons of room, but being the stubbon SOB that I am, I refused to put anything in the middle section of the van, because I hadn't in the first place.

[DJMaxG]

Why did you buy a new case Steve, was it to save space or have you got some new peripherals?

[Corabar Steve]

I changed my mind about how I wanted the layout.

Went from one like this....

http://www.djkit.com/images/products/rrdjws2_lg.jpg

...to one like this that has the same amount of rack space, just on a slant as opposed to angled

http://www.djkit.com/images/products/rrm2u_lg.jpg

The gigs I've done since changing over have been much more comfortable for me.

[DJMaxG]

Yep, it's more open

Do you really need all that rack space on the bottom part?

[Corabar Steve]

Yep (although the picture is a generic version, they use it for all sizes from 2u to 8u cases). It's all occupied.