Pelican and SKBi Cases

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Hello,

I was wondering if anyone has any experience with Pelican and/or SKBi cases with some rechargable silca packets to control moisture.

I am looking into something to store my Pikachu collection using topploaders. I do have a couple PSA ones as well. The collection ranges to about 300 ish cards.

My initial find was this one www.amazon.com/Pelican-1450-Case-Foam-Silver/dp/B00009UT9B/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=1450+Protector+Case&qid=1594227043&s=sporting-goods&sr=1-2

I measure a card to be roughly 4/5.33’’ H (Topploader/PSA) 3.25’’ W and about 13-15 per inch. There is ones like this one but the height would go into the top foam. If that top foam isn’t a concern, this seems to fit 4 rows of cards with each row being 10’’ or 130-150 cards a row.

Thank you for your time.

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I saw a recommendation for the Harbor Freight Apache case (seemingly an exact copy of the Pelican) and I picked one up. I’m very pleased with it and will be using it to store both PSA and toploader cards. I put the PSA cases in horizontally and there looks like there’s room for 60-70 PSA cases plus just as many toploaders as well if you plan it out right. They also have larger/smaller ones but this one was on sale I think.

www.harborfreight.com/3800-weatherproof-protective-case-large-tan-56769.html

btw don’t pay full price for that! There’s almost always a 20% off coupon on their website.I paid less than $30 with the sale and coupon.

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I’ve used the SKBi for my sport card collection for a few years now. Everything has worked well for me. I really like how protected the cards are, and how easy it is to transport a good amount of cards.

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Can I ask what the internal height was? I’m looking at a couple of cases, one with height of 159mm and the other 194mm. A Pokemon PSA case is roughly 139mm, but I don’t know how much foam you’re supposed to leave/if 194 might be overkill.

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@caughtatpoint, I bought a Nanuk 930 whose internal height is 6.9 inches (175mm) and it turned out to be not high enough for my PSA slabs due to the top & bottom foam also taking some space. I’d recommend the 194 mm option.

@shoe, very well organized case! Do you think you could share the exact model you’re using?

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@nostalgiaoldbird
Those cases look exactly like the one I’ve had for 5 years, great purchase overall.
www.ebay.com/itm/SKB-Cases-3i-2011-7B-C-Valise-Industrielle-etanche-avec-Mousse-et-Trolley/391555448154?hash=item5b2a85fd5a:g:XyAAAOSwi0RX0gHC

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Would they not fit vertically?

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That’s helpful! Really appreciate it

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Does anyone store any booster boxes in pelican cases too? I saw someone had 6 wotc boxes in one and was thinking about same thing. Or a box/slab combo case.
Unsure on it yet though.

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@caughtatpoint @nostalgiaoldbird

The style I own is pictured below. Depth is 7in (17.78cm)

It came with a a customizable padding, that can create whatever layout you wish.

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@shoe, thanks for sharing the exact model you’re using! It seems 7 inches is the exact right depth for BGS slabs, but a little bit short for PSA slabs. As we can see from your first photo, the PSA slabs are slightly higher than the foam. Do you have trouble closing the case because of that?

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Thanks @shoe . I ordered a MAX505 case last night, which seems more or less the same. Appreciate your response.

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@nostalgiaoldbird Nope, I have no issues with closing the case. I actually like the snug fit a bit more, to cut down on movement when transporting.

@caughtatpoint Awesome, no worries.

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So my Nanuk 940 arrives today and it works great. You can curve out 8 sections, each storing about 22 PSA slabs.

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