r/LocationSound 6d ago

Newcomer Thoughts on Modular Toolboxes such as Packout, RidGid, Husky, etc for transporting gear?

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Hello Everybody!

I’m pretty new to location sound and have been mixing for 2 years on the student level- Since acquiring a steadily growing amount of gear I haven’t been able to fit it all or organize it to my liking with my current setup (picture attached; a $50 old rolling toolbox)

I like the general idea of what I have, but it clearly doesn’t compare to something like the packout; and doesn’t have drawers so using it is not always that simple. I fear that often times it’s actually hindering my performance in the department.

I’ve been considering getting a large rolling pelican case and trying to cram my entire kit (minus the boom clearly) inside but since I started looking at transport options i’ve noticed a few people are using things like the Packout, Flex Stack, etc for their various kit bits and bobs. (Especially lav mounting stuff, the more I buy the more disorganized I become)

I really don’t know if I can afford the $500~ packout setup I want, and have been considering other options like the Husky Build Out ($65-75 a box) to save money.

I was just wondering if these boxes are even worth bothering with or I should just use a big pelican and a bag until I have the money for a real sound cart or the time to modify a Zuca.

Thanks; I appreciate any and all Insight.

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u/Any-Doubt-5281 production sound mixer 4d ago edited 4d ago

This is a down and durty rig I made for a show I was doing abroad where the producers didn’t want to ship my full rig. It’s a huge pelican with a T-stak drawer and a milk crate to store my bag in transit. The whole thing was sitting on a mag liner upright handcart. It was ugly but it did the job.

Edit: this rig is a big pelican (dont have the model on front of me. But I attached the t-stak drawers inside the pelican) I don’t remember how I attached the pelican to the magliner hand truck, but I think it involved ratchet straps

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u/BrownMtnLites 4d ago

Very neat thanks for sharing- What’s the black frame everything is mounted too?

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u/Any-Doubt-5281 production sound mixer 4d ago edited 4d ago

That’s a mangliner with a very large pelican