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Ok, so obviously it's sort of a pain in the rear to take the prop guards off every time you transport your Phantom.
(please hold your comments on the prop guards, I know, I know, but $1200 is a big investment for me)
If I plan to travel across the country or hike up a mountain, of course I will take them off and put it all in the backpack I bought, but to go to a park a few miles down the road (where I use it 95% of the time) I was really hoping to find an inexpensive bin that I could just place my Phantom 2 Vision Plus inside and go, rather than keep my hand on it in the front seat the whole time.
I went to my local home improvement store, and then to Walmart, and NOTHING fit. There was a Dura-bilt bin at Walmart that I thought would fit. It was black and gold, the largest they had, similar to this, http://www.walmart.com/ip/Durabilt-27-G ... t/30845797, but the measurements included the rim at the top, so it was about two inches too small.
The ONLY thing I found that appeared to be just the right side was a round tub made by Tuff Tubs. It appears they are sold at Tractor Supply and some other farm and feed stores, possibly Sears. Several diameters available. Priced around $35.
http://www.tufftubs.com/htdocs/plincirc.htm
I didn't actually buy one of these. I decided to try those Firebolts first. But I thought I would post this, in case somebody was pretty insistent on a tub or bin to carry around their Phantom. Seems like a good solution, especially if you put a little pipe insulation or bubble wrap inside it for some cushion.
(please hold your comments on the prop guards, I know, I know, but $1200 is a big investment for me)
If I plan to travel across the country or hike up a mountain, of course I will take them off and put it all in the backpack I bought, but to go to a park a few miles down the road (where I use it 95% of the time) I was really hoping to find an inexpensive bin that I could just place my Phantom 2 Vision Plus inside and go, rather than keep my hand on it in the front seat the whole time.
I went to my local home improvement store, and then to Walmart, and NOTHING fit. There was a Dura-bilt bin at Walmart that I thought would fit. It was black and gold, the largest they had, similar to this, http://www.walmart.com/ip/Durabilt-27-G ... t/30845797, but the measurements included the rim at the top, so it was about two inches too small.
The ONLY thing I found that appeared to be just the right side was a round tub made by Tuff Tubs. It appears they are sold at Tractor Supply and some other farm and feed stores, possibly Sears. Several diameters available. Priced around $35.
http://www.tufftubs.com/htdocs/plincirc.htm
I didn't actually buy one of these. I decided to try those Firebolts first. But I thought I would post this, in case somebody was pretty insistent on a tub or bin to carry around their Phantom. Seems like a good solution, especially if you put a little pipe insulation or bubble wrap inside it for some cushion.