Traveling with your mini crawler

[Tallbump]

So, I wanted an inexpensive way to travel with my Axial SCX24 (only have one at the time). I have seen some fairly nice backpacks but they were over my budget.
Then I thought about the tool bags (basically soft tool boxes) and went to Home Depot couldn't find anything that I really liked, for the price.

THen, it hit me. A 50 cal ammo can. Quick trip to Harbor Freight and $10 later....

Works great, plenty of room. Yes, something with foam would be nice, but that adds a lot of costs.

https://www.harborfreight.com/050-caliber-ammo-box-57766.html

 

[Tunedfrog]

I have a plastic milk crate I put them in and it fits perfectly above the couch in the camper.

 

[Lucifur10]

So, I wanted an inexpensive way to travel with my Axial SCX24 (only have one at the time). I have seen some fairly nice backpacks but they were over my budget.
Then I thought about the tool bags (basically soft tool boxes) and went to Home Depot couldn't find anything that I really liked, for the price.

THen, it hit me. A 50 cal ammo can. Quick trip to Harbor Freight and $10 later....

Works great, plenty of room. Yes, something with foam would be nice, but that adds a lot of costs.

https://www.harborfreight.com/050-caliber-ammo-box-57766.html

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Could you get the foam someplace?

 

[RudyF6]

Cheap zippered tool bag. 2 minis and radios fit, pockets around inside edges for tools, batteries, etc.

 

[TeknoJ]

Get some foam from any craft store. 1" or less would be fine. Target or walmart have some foam cushion material too.

 

[Tallbump]

Could you get the foam someplace?

I could, but haven't bothered.

 

[Tallbump]

I have never seen "cheap" foam. Maybe i haven't looked hard enough, or maybe what I consider cheap and what others do are completely different things

 

[PaPa K]

I have used some of the foam that comes in packing boxes, the dense stuff hold up well. Also used some as the “bumps” on the crawler course.

 

[Dark Wolf]

I scored this bag on sale for $8.50 as a temporary solution while I build black walnut boxes with brass hardware.

DW

 

[Doom!]

I use this, I bought a new one and repurposed the old one for my rc's. I can fit a 1/10 crawler in it or four mini crawlers with remotes batteries etc.

 

[TeknoJ]

I bought a piece of foam at walmart for maybe $14? its about 2'x2', but 2" thick. If you want "cheap", use the foam that comes in the box when you buy a battery. Thats about as cheap as you are going to get.

 

[Tallbump]

As others have mentioned, I usually use packing foam to make obstacles. I have two that are about halfway done (built but don;t have final coats or paint) and one in the design/gathering materials stage

But I think I will start checking incoming packages to try to get some pack foam

 

[Mike4xdriver]

I have never seen "cheap" foam. Maybe i haven't looked hard enough, or maybe what I consider cheap and what others do are completely different things

I get a lot of good foam from stuff I order online. Free seems cheap to me

 

[Tallbump]

I get a lot of good foam from stuff I order online. Free seems cheap to me

Sorry, I was thinking specifically about the pull apart foam that would be like in a pelican case