hey terra, one thing i was thinking of that is probably pretty cheap for a LARGE travel case for trips or car rides...zip up office organizers. you know, the ones with calendars, holds pens, papers, i'm sure there's a more specific name, but maybe you know what i'm talking about.
i briefly glanced at the few in good ol walmart, and there's a handful of them around 5-6 bucks that have some mesh pockets, elastic pen holders that could hold cigs, and plus once you take out all the office crap, that's a lot of space to glue in some foam or other methods.
it would at least be a cheap, zippable (?) solution to fit a lot of parts, bottles, etc, including chargers, for on-the-go use. i've got a road trip (only 4-5 hrs) coming up in may, and i'm probably going to try converting one into a good travel kit.
the tackle box is working great so far, but the real test is going to be how well my 3ml and 6ml bottles i ordered will fit. that stuff is pretty small, so i think it will work out.
and also...(jeez i'm typing too much)...now that i got my Pilot i'm going to finish the little USB Jumpdrive case i'm converting into a mini-travel case. of course, in hindsight, the case is still rather large, though would fit in a back pocket or cargo pocket, but not so much in a front shirt pocket like a normal pack of cigs. next step is looking for maybe some cigs that come in decorative metal tins, maybe some 100's or 120 size. i have an old Camel tin for one of their special flavors that i may be able to put a small layer of foam in and fit a full cig and say, 5-7 carts, just something to carry into the bar, something to fit in a shirt pocket.
my bar nights are way too wild to consider dripping, i'd likely spill it in my vodka or someone would try to eat it.
and die.
and that's when all the fun stops!
oh, and Invid, i grabbed a small storage cart like that as well, (again, i feel like i'm promoting wally world), found one for like 1.50. it may end up being used to hold all my empty bottles, or possibly use it for cart storage since it has all the compartments. i just liked the idea of the tackle box because it had the handle
i'd considered a tool box, but the tackle boxes have all the little sections which seem to be more practical for all these small little parts.
