Case for lighting kit

[Bumgardnern]

I recently purchased 2 Alien Bees B800 units and am looking for a case to store them in while I am on the go. It would be good if I could also fit some reflectors and my pocket wizards and power cords and stuff in the same case. Any suggestions? I have looked at several of the Kata, Tenba, and various other cases but was looking for some feed back about what other people have for this type of setup.

[Bumgardnern]

Any advice? Specifically I have been looking at the Kata OC-84 and Oc-86, and also the Arc-3. I have looked at the Tenba cases but don't know. I have been looking at the Pelican series cases to like the 1524 but I am not sure that will work. Their is also a photoflex bag on adorama that looks like it might work well but might not offer enough protection.

I welcome any advice.

[DaveG]

I've just ordered a pair of B1600's along with the AB "hatbox" cases. My understanding is that these cases fit all of the AB strobe heads so this might be appropriate for the B800's as well.

In any case a single strobe head would go into each case and if AB's literature is to be believed then there's also room for the standard reflector, flash tube protector and so forth. My plan is put the flashes into these cases and then put the two cases into one larger bag. Short of having a custom fit bag this strikes me as the best approach. Without this inner case I run the risk of damage as the two flashes could rub up against each other. Or I'd have to use two bags, one for each flash which is what I do now for my bigger Multi-Blitz strobes.

My hope is that with one bag, my strobe package will be simplified so that they are easier to transport in and out of office buildings since a very large part of my business is location business portraits and such. Since these hatbox cases are $13 each from Alien Bee, and that I already have the larger outside case, this seems to be a cheap place to start, and if it doesn't work out then I can try something else.