A lot of folks wanted to see the Reverse Folding Lightstands from the OliviaTech Video in this post fitted inside the Pelican 1510 Hard Case. Below is an image showing the scale of this combo. As you can see, they fit just fine.
A lightweight and truly PORTABLE Lighting Kit is appealing for mobile shooters. We show you how Reverse Folding Lightstands not only fold up to fit into a standard TSA approved carry-on roller bag, but also how they are sturdy enough to hold something like an F&V R-300 LED Ring Light.
These Reverse Folding Lightstands have legs that are capable of falling completely flat onto the floor while the stand itself is extended upwards. This enforces the center of balance and could completely eliminate the need for any sort of weights at all. These light stands are only 2.2 lbs, they fold down to around 18″, are capable of extending up to 7’5″ (6’5″ to be safe) and have a max payload of about 6.5 lbs.
The roller bag we used is an old Tamrac roller bag. Another solid option could be this Pelican 1510 Hard Case with Padded Dividers (Black). This roller case is TSA approved for carry-on, waterproof, crush-proof and dust-proof with internal dimensions of 19.75″ x 11″ x 7.6″.
@Russell I have not. Do you mean within the lid of the case rather than inside the body? If so, no, however I’m sure you could make this happen with a little creativity and perhaps some velcro straps.
Are these the LED lights you would recommend to replace Red heads? I have been looking online as I want to put together a small interview kit. I dont want to spend the earth as the red heads do work very well but wouldnt mind moving to LED if possible.
@Alex For a lightweight and mobile LED lighting kit that could replace your redheads, I’d go with the R-300′s. For the output, the price point, the form factor and the overall performance, this light gives you all the bang for your buck. You can have a look at this video I did on the R-300 for an idea of what you’ll get: CLICK HERE. You can also check out Emm’s cheesycam.com video on a comparison of the R-300 to other popular LED lights CLICK HERE
Are your comments moderated? I don’t see the comment I just put up. (This is really a test to see if this one shows up. Feel free to delete it if you do moderate.)
@Curtis All comments must be approved and I allow pretty much everything that’s shared unless it’s spam or just flat out inappropriate. Regarding the comment that didn’t show up, where did you comment at?
Look like the long comment I put in disappeared into the ether. Here I go again.
This is great information. I’d like to comment on the suitability of the Pelican 1510 for air travel. It is fine for carryon use (which is what you’re proposing), but I do NOT recommend regular Pelican cases (i.e. not the Storm/IM line) for use in checked baggage. People who do that will occasionally have their cases come back partially or completely open on the luggage carousel.
The reason for this is that the TSA doesn’t know how to operate the double-action latch on the regular Pelican cases. I call it double-action because you have to do two actions. The first partially closes it, and the second snaps it shut. The problem is that people who aren’t properly trained in how the case works (e.g. TSA) think it’s shut after you do the first action — and it’s not. The other bad thing about this latch is that it’s relatively easy to open the latch by bumping it against something the right way. It’s REALLY easy to do that if it’s only in the “partially-closed” position.
I know this because we tried traveling with a regular Pelican case dozens of times last year, and only once or twice did it come back totally closed on both latches. Most of the time, one or both latches were in the first, partially-closed position. Twice our case came around the luggage belt COMPLETELY OPEN (once with drizzled rain inside!) and the airline disavowing all responsibility and blaming the TSA. (Don’t get me started on my opinions about this situation; I’m just trying to give the facts.) Tried TSA-approved locks. It would come back without them. Tried a strap with the same results.
In frustration, I ran some google searches and found out I was not alone. I also learned that there is a relatively new line of Pelican cases called Pelican STORM, which is the result of their acquisition of their competitor Hardigg Industries. The storms have a completely different latching mechanism that doesn’t have this problem. You can see the difference in THIS VIDEO. The storm latches are MUCH easier to close, do not give the false sense that they are closed when they’re not, and are almost impossible to accidentally open, as it requires a push & pull at the same time to open them.
We have replaced our regular Pelican case with a Storm case and will never look back. Here is a chart (click here) that shows you side-by-side what case matches what. The Storm version of the 1510 is the Pelican STORM CASE iM2500 (BLACK), and it actually has just a little more room on the inside and is still usable as a carry-on.
Thanks again for a great blog. Maybe you could do a follow-on to the post you did about the Stanley case (where they wheeled you out in it).
@Curtis Wasn’t it you that I ran into at NAB (I think) and you were looking for a hard case to carry a lot of equipment around in? I misunderstood a bit and did the Stanley VIDEOas a suggestion. Haha.
Anyway, thank you for this. It looks like you found your solution and ended up giving me a pointer! Thank you.
Yes, that was me. Your misunderstanding me is perfectly understandable given the frenetic nature of NAB. (I’m going to CEBIT in March, which makes NAB look small.) I was looking for a big, light case, that could carry lots of equipment but not weigh more than 50 LBS with the equipment inside. You thought I wanted a case to hold 50LBS of equipment. The funny thing is I use those Stanley cases for my Scuba gear.
We tried the Plano 1819 XXL Storage Trunk, which is large and Ultra-light (10lbs). But it’s wheels fell apart after only a few trips. It was about $100.
The best large, but “kind of light” case we could come up with is the Pelican Storm IM2750. It’s about $250 with the pick and pluck foam. I say “kind of” light because it’s 19 lbs w/o foam and 22.5lbs w/foam. After we pluck out half the foam to make room for our stuff, I figure it’ll be about 21 lbs empty, leaving me room for 29lbs of gear and still be under 50 lbs. And it has the cool latches that I talked about. We ordered it in yellow so it will stand out.
BTW we tried it with the padded dividers, but it’s so tall that they really don’t help with the kind of equipment we carry. So we stuck with the pick and pluck foam.
@Curtis Right on, thank you for the helpful info, I will share it with my readers. I’m sure others out there are in the same pickle and would like some solution options. Thank you, again, Curtis!
I was in need of some better lights, so I got three of these lights, the reversible stands, and the Pelican 1510. I can say at this point that the Pelican 1510 won’t fit everything very well. The stands fit in fine lengthwise and all, but they take up a good bit of room.. Then when you add the lights it becomes a struggle – Laying them flat is the only way to go it seems.. Vertically, they are just a bit too tall and you can’t close the case. Laying them flat, you still end up having to jam them together a bit and it just doesn’t feel right.. A bigger case is definitely needed.
Pelican 1510 Hard Case with Padded Dividers (Black)
How have you attached the stands to the lid?
@Russell I have not. Do you mean within the lid of the case rather than inside the body? If so, no, however I’m sure you could make this happen with a little creativity and perhaps some velcro straps.
Olivia,
Can you recommend a bag for these folding lightstands?
@Jason What type of bag? Could you give me an idea of what it is you’re looking for? Thanks!
Hi Olivia,
Are these the LED lights you would recommend to replace Red heads? I have been looking online as I want to put together a small interview kit. I dont want to spend the earth as the red heads do work very well but wouldnt mind moving to LED if possible.
Thanks
Alex
@Alex For a lightweight and mobile LED lighting kit that could replace your redheads, I’d go with the R-300′s. For the output, the price point, the form factor and the overall performance, this light gives you all the bang for your buck. You can have a look at this video I did on the R-300 for an idea of what you’ll get: CLICK HERE. You can also check out Emm’s cheesycam.com video on a comparison of the R-300 to other popular LED lights CLICK HERE
Are your comments moderated? I don’t see the comment I just put up. (This is really a test to see if this one shows up. Feel free to delete it if you do moderate.)
@Curtis All comments must be approved and I allow pretty much everything that’s shared unless it’s spam or just flat out inappropriate. Regarding the comment that didn’t show up, where did you comment at?
I made it here. When I clicked the Submit button, it just disappeared and didn’t show up with the Awaiting Moderation status.
No worries. I re-entered it below.
Look like the long comment I put in disappeared into the ether.
Here I go again.
This is great information. I’d like to comment on the suitability of the Pelican 1510 for air travel. It is fine for carryon use (which is what you’re proposing), but I do NOT recommend regular Pelican cases (i.e. not the Storm/IM line) for use in checked baggage. People who do that will occasionally have their cases come back partially or completely open on the luggage carousel.
The reason for this is that the TSA doesn’t know how to operate the double-action latch on the regular Pelican cases. I call it double-action because you have to do two actions. The first partially closes it, and the second snaps it shut. The problem is that people who aren’t properly trained in how the case works (e.g. TSA) think it’s shut after you do the first action — and it’s not. The other bad thing about this latch is that it’s relatively easy to open the latch by bumping it against something the right way. It’s REALLY easy to do that if it’s only in the “partially-closed” position.
I know this because we tried traveling with a regular Pelican case dozens of times last year, and only once or twice did it come back totally closed on both latches. Most of the time, one or both latches were in the first, partially-closed position. Twice our case came around the luggage belt COMPLETELY OPEN (once with drizzled rain inside!) and the airline disavowing all responsibility and blaming the TSA. (Don’t get me started on my opinions about this situation; I’m just trying to give the facts.) Tried TSA-approved locks. It would come back without them. Tried a strap with the same results.
In frustration, I ran some google searches and found out I was not alone. I also learned that there is a relatively new line of Pelican cases called Pelican STORM, which is the result of their acquisition of their competitor Hardigg Industries. The storms have a completely different latching mechanism that doesn’t have this problem. You can see the difference in THIS VIDEO. The storm latches are MUCH easier to close, do not give the false sense that they are closed when they’re not, and are almost impossible to accidentally open, as it requires a push & pull at the same time to open them.
We have replaced our regular Pelican case with a Storm case and will never look back. Here is a chart (click here) that shows you side-by-side what case matches what. The Storm version of the 1510 is the Pelican STORM CASE iM2500 (BLACK), and it actually has just a little more room on the inside and is still usable as a carry-on.
Thanks again for a great blog. Maybe you could do a follow-on to the post you did about the Stanley case (where they wheeled you out in it).
@Curtis Wasn’t it you that I ran into at NAB (I think) and you were looking for a hard case to carry a lot of equipment around in? I misunderstood a bit and did the Stanley VIDEO as a suggestion. Haha.
Anyway, thank you for this. It looks like you found your solution and ended up giving me a pointer! Thank you.
Yes, that was me. Your misunderstanding me is perfectly understandable given the frenetic nature of NAB. (I’m going to CEBIT in March, which makes NAB look small.) I was looking for a big, light case, that could carry lots of equipment but not weigh more than 50 LBS with the equipment inside. You thought I wanted a case to hold 50LBS of equipment. The funny thing is I use those Stanley cases for my Scuba gear.
We tried the Plano 1819 XXL Storage Trunk, which is large and Ultra-light (10lbs). But it’s wheels fell apart after only a few trips. It was about $100.
The best large, but “kind of light” case we could come up with is the Pelican Storm IM2750. It’s about $250 with the pick and pluck foam. I say “kind of” light because it’s 19 lbs w/o foam and 22.5lbs w/foam. After we pluck out half the foam to make room for our stuff, I figure it’ll be about 21 lbs empty, leaving me room for 29lbs of gear and still be under 50 lbs. And it has the cool latches that I talked about. We ordered it in yellow so it will stand out.
BTW we tried it with the padded dividers, but it’s so tall that they really don’t help with the kind of equipment we carry. So we stuck with the pick and pluck foam.
@Curtis Right on, thank you for the helpful info, I will share it with my readers. I’m sure others out there are in the same pickle and would like some solution options. Thank you, again, Curtis!
I was in need of some better lights, so I got three of these lights, the reversible stands, and the Pelican 1510. I can say at this point that the Pelican 1510 won’t fit everything very well. The stands fit in fine lengthwise and all, but they take up a good bit of room.. Then when you add the lights it becomes a struggle – Laying them flat is the only way to go it seems.. Vertically, they are just a bit too tall and you can’t close the case. Laying them flat, you still end up having to jam them together a bit and it just doesn’t feel right.. A bigger case is definitely needed.