Pelican EMS cases?

[John E]

Anyone have any practical experience using these items?

I know that they come in 3 different sizes, I'm looking at getting one for on-set storage/use in place of my soft shoulder bag. Mostly for mild trauma/first aid and diagnostic equipment.

Any comments or criticisms welcomed.

John E.

 

[KEVD18]

actually they come in like 300 different sizes, but thats neither here nor there.

they are decent for drug boxes and as hard cases for pieces of equipment but i wouldnt use one as a trauma kit. not enough room and not as organized as a multi compartment bag.

 

[mikie]

No experience here, but would be great for rigs that are water based rigs, disaster situations, keeping airtight/light/strong.

I own a few Pelican cases myself, just not for EMS purposes. I like the custom foam, I have one that fits my DV cam and Digital Cam perfectly.

 

[mycrofft]

Pelican cases say "Take me Home!!"

Thirty years' OJT says "Go buy a heavy-denier nylon padded camera case and use little Pelicans if you must to protect stuff inside...I have no idea what". Use big gallon freezer bags for water-resisting and organizing. Use lab aliquot tubes or syringe packaging tubes to hold ammonia poppers intact and dry, as well as spare penlight batteries and bulbs.

PS: I looked into your field but no dice up here in Central Valley, no IATSE.

PPS: Anyone remember when the Plano 747 tackle box was king!?

 

[John E]

miscommunication...

I'm speaking of some relatively new cases from Pelican that are designed for use as trauma boxes. They have soft sided dividers in the base and and a divider system for the lid. They're also molded in that sexy international orange color.

They only come in 3 of the standard Pelican sizes, the 1500, 1550 and the 1600.

John E.

 

[medic258]

PPS: Anyone remember when the Plano 747 tackle box was king!?

We still use them.

 

[BossyCow]

PPS: Anyone remember when the Plano 747 tackle box was king!?

In orange, had to be orange for visibility!

 

[KEVD18]

I'm speaking of some relatively new cases from Pelican that are designed for use as trauma boxes. They have soft sided dividers in the base and and a divider system for the lid. They're also molded in that sexy international orange color.

They only come in 3 of the standard Pelican sizes, the 1500, 1550 and the 1600.

John E.

gotcha. regardless, my vote is still drug box yes, first in bag no.

 

[Jon]

I came in at the end, around here.

Another county still uses them for the hospital-issued drug boxes, but every squad has a first-in bag with a set of first-round drugs... those get re-supplied out of the Plano box, and the Plano box gets replaced by the hosptial pharmacy. Kinda cool program.

 

[mycrofft]

No one has mentioned vests..but we stray.

I need to look at those pelican boxes, we need a better way to organize and protect our drugs in the central response kits we have to supplement the trauma bags. Thanks for bringing the pelican boxes to my attention.
OK I looked. We use a Stanley rolling toolchest with one tray, not too bad, except latches come open easily. SCADS cheaper.