djtom29 Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Hi guys reading/posting in the topic about Mic stands on tour reminded me I am going on tour with school this year and need a simple easy light way to store/protect up to 6 Mic stands and 2 speaker stands/possibly 2 speaker poles. Last year when we went on tour I "borrowed" a camping chair bag and fit 4 Mic stands in it (with the top sticking out) so any reconditions? or do not uses ? Thanks Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Pearce Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 For a small amount of stands a drum hardware case/box/bag will probably be the best solution. Although, KAM make a good small mic stand flightcase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 For "light duty", a nylon "mic-stand bag" or "speaker-stand bag" does exactly what it says on the, er, bag... Something like DP27787 from CPC http://cpc.farnell.com/productimages/farnell/standard/9160699.jpg I've got one of those - and can squeeze a couple of lightweight speaker stands and a couple of mic stands in. The next step up from that would be a fibre case, then an ABS one, then full flight. Things like.... in fact, just go to CPC and search for "stand case". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirch Sound Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 It depends on exactly what you mean as 'on tour'. As its with a school, and because your underage, im guessing the gear isnt going to be thrown about, into the back of trucks ect. In which case you should be ok with bags, but mkae sure you dont chuck all your stands in one bag, you will be suprised how heavey 8 stands are. Your more robust, and more expensive option, would be to flightcase them, proper stand flightcases have little divider/recesses to keep the mics in place and wheels on the bottom to roll them about. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillgoingstrong Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 It used to be 2 methods, one was soft padded carry bag but was a pig to carry when fully loaded We then went on to long thin flightcases on wheels, great for moving but mic stands still have physical contact with each other and get scratched very easily especially during transit or being pushed over cobbles etc. when getting into those awkward venues We have just placed an order for a trunk with tubes in. Each tube will hold one standard bouble boom stand or 2 mini stands. This keeps them all seperate and hopefully looking much better alot longer. As always, you pay little money, you get little protection, more money = more protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirch Sound Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 As always, you pay little money, you get little protection, more money = more protection. A very, very good stement. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtom29 Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 Thanks Guys Wow what quick replies! I am currently thinking about getting two padded Mic stand bags off someone who sent a pm. Thanks and will be getting back to you shortly. As far as carrying goes, The last time we went on tour, the camping bag (which I still haven't got back <_< ) was a real pig to carry! and the fact that there was no shoulder protection didn't help so we had sour shoulders after walking through the center of Prague with a load of PA kit! not good! this year I hope to be able to have something a bit easier to carry! and hopefully school will let me buy it with there money! if not I will end up with a Mic stand bag/case and have no Mic stands! ;) Thanks for the help so far guys!keep up the good....... erm ..... Tech in! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart91 Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Some drum hardware cases have small wheels on one end, which can help reduce the effort required to move them around. Our experience with the Penn bags Bruce mentions above was not good. I found that the zip is a weak point, and the stands would burst out of the ends. If you are getting your own bags made up, it might be worth using velcro and getting extra reinforcement on the ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 As I said above, the Penn (etc) bags are fine for "light duty". You even get "inner sleeves", of lighter material, to stop the stands scratching each other. I used them the for the first week or so, then decided it was too much hassle <_< I've had a couple of sets for about 3 years, with gear that goes out perhaps 2 or 3 times a month, and they don't show any wear. But it's my own gear, and I take care of it. If it were a hire environment, it'd be a completely different story. And I'd only use them for lightweight ally speaker stands, not heavy ones.. Obligatory slightly-off-topic comment - I know of one venue that uses a wheelie bin to store mic stands. It's the perfect size to hold about a dozen, and easily moved. But one day, they left it in the loading bay when the bin lorry was due... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedd Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Second the Penn bags splitting! I've had a couple do this on me now. I bought a Proel DJ stand bag from cpc a while agoand it's doing the job ok. CLearly it's designed for a DJ type truss, so is a rectangular shape, but holds everything together pretty well. When I've done tours around Europe with schools in the past (which sound extremely similair to yours) we've bought a big road trunk and just thrown everything in it. We got the tech department to cut out notches in the dividers to hold mic and speaker stands above the contents below. All contents was in stacking boxes and the whole lot apart from mixer, multicore and speakers went into one single trunk. It took four of us to lift onto the bus but it kept all of our gear together and made a handy mixer stand. Worth their weight in gold. If you're thinking of buying a stand case, I'd look at a big road trunk first, but make sure it fits under your coach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 If you are chucking them all in the same bag, make sure you take the mic clips off the end, or you will end up spending even more money on mic clips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djw1981 Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Hmmm that set me thinking. how many people pack mic stands away with the clip on? I have always kept the clip with the mic rather than the stand....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtom29 Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 In school I keep the clip with the stand, As they are mostly used with the same Mic's and clips go missing more when separated with there fellow stand. If its a specialist clip (like one for shure overheads) then with the Mic always On tour last year was a mixture of both, Clip in stand one day, Clip in bag of leads,Mic's, anything technical e.c.t the next any one do this? or differently? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 some form of routine is usually best, then things don't get lost....usually clips go with the mic, this way when you pick up any mic and any stand you know they will go together..... happy days!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handyandi Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 We have a number of these from canford. Did get them while back on special offer but are very good & padded with a thick solder strap. Don't know how far I would want to carry one with 4 stands in, although short distances are fine. They go in a full flightcase trunk when more stands are required & give the unprotected stands a bit of protection as well. Would love a tube case but the cost & increased size doesn't suit my needs at the moment. Andi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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