Stuart91 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 One of the great bugbears of my life is dealing with mic stands. We typically take relatively small quantities to shows, and don't have the van space available for a large mic stand trunk. What we've settled on is bags which can carry five or six stands. However it becomes tiresome checking through bags every time they go out. It's hard to tell at a glance how many stands are in a bag, or what condition or configuration they are in. What I'm thinking about is mic stand bags made of a transparent material, on at least one side, so that it's easy to see the contents. I'm not aware of any off-shelf products, wondering if there is anything perhaps being used outwith our industry that could fulfill this task. I might look into getting something made for us, although I'm not sure what materials would be best to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmaudio Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I would look at sail manufactures. I'm sure if you gave them a rough idea of what you wanted they would be able to produce a few bags of the appropriate size. They are used to over engineering things (eg. seams and zips) and the material they use for see though sails is very strong and tear resistant. Sails are quite expensive, but you maybe able to save money on the material by using off cuts. HTH Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndenim Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Can you not just keep a record of what goes in and out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolley1466 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I wouldn't go for the rockbag mic stand bags because they're a bit rubbish. We have them at work and the ends of the bags are starting to give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sound In Gloucestershire Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 is it really that hard to count 6 stands in a bag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart91 Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 Can you not just keep a record of what goes in and out? The problem is that we need to check what comes in and what goes out. I figure that transparent bags would let us see at a glance, rather than having to zip and unzip and guddle around inside. We've had a number of lightweight mic stand bags that have failed in pretty short order, and sailmaking might be a good answer. Any other suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkPAman Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Not transparent, but bags for drum hardware usually seem to be better made than the ones sold for mic stands, and as the top opens all the way it's quite easy to look inside quickly. Some even have wheels.Some examples here. E2A Check the length though - some are too short! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart91 Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 is it really that hard to count 6 stands in a bag? It's more the advantage of being able to tell at a glance, versus zipping and unzipping etc. It always seems to be an annoying and time consuming process for what should be a simple task. I'm always on the lookout for ways to make prepping shows and deploying gear more efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieR Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I would have thought that any transparent material would relatively quickly become discoloured, scratched and nearly opaque thereby rendering the original purpose useless. We use the K&M stand bags which are relatively hard wearing - provided you don't over stuff them! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Beech Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Little bags are ideal for taking just a few mic stands, but why not just buy lots of them, and put say 2 stands in each. You can easily tell if there are 2 stands in it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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