Harbor Freight Water Leak Detector

This does fit with the knock off Harbor Freight version.

Hey, I know you can get cheap suction cups at Harbor Freight. I've done that. But then you waste time (and risk damage to underlying surface) in trying to tie stuff on to them. What you really need isthis. It's articulated, strong, and has the very stud you need for mounting virtually anything. As photos of these in use indicate, you want more than one. CLEAN the surface to near sterile before using on auto paint and monitor suction and you're golden.

I have a Harbor Freight Pelican look alike case. Whether you get the Pelican or the Apache (Harbor Freight brand) Case, the pick and pluck foam is terrible. It's really ok if you used it, broke it down and used a shipping material. The Trekpak is fully customizable and allows a bit more space in your case to store your belonings. Pretty intuitive but also instructions in YouTube to make it easy to use. Although a bit on the more expensive side, I will have to get for my other cases. It's totally worth it.

Yeah you could go to Harbor Freight and get a knockoff, but why? I had a Pelican with about $2K in gear inside fall out of my kayak when it tipped (due to waves from a sudden wind squall) and it just floated. Everything was dry inside.

In the past I usually went with the cheaper Harbor Freight cases, but went for the genuine Pelican for my recent kit. I can only say good things about the 1535 air. I think the most noteworthy is the weight and size for travel. I do wish that the foam had two levels of height for shorter items, but I was able to cut some foam to work as needed. So far the foam is holding up and not flaking or shedding. If you are looking to save money with a knock off...don't.

The A-MoDe Lid Organizer for Pelican 1510. I am actually using this on a Apache 5800 from Harbor Freight. I needed slightly fatter screws but it's working perfectly. Apply included adhesive tape to lid then attach organizer backer and screw in firmly. This holds my laptop and tablet with ease. Loops on front make cables and accessories easy to see and access. Laptop case and cable bag are held in place with velcro so you can remove or change orientation. I am very pleased so far and would recommend.

I have purchased the Life Saver Bag hoping to lighten my load when I traveled to a location for a shoot. I was going to return it thinking it wasn't going to work well. I am so glad that I kept it. You can use water or sand to fill up the Life Saver. I have chose to use water. I would fill up the life saver at the location and dump the water out afterwards making it easier for me to move it around. If there is no running water at the location, I will fill the Life Saver with water before leaving and put it in to a small plastic box just incase it does decide to leak and then I dump the water out afterwards. So far I had this Life Saver for about a year and have not had it leak on me yet. I use the bag to stabilize my c-stand for my wireless strobe. Couldn't be happier.

Here is the most important thing you will need to know... IT WORKS! Putting your 5D Mark III into a body of water with a $2500 dollar lens and a flash does not feel natural in any way the first time you ease it into the water. But life is life and if it was going to leak I was going to find out the hard way, It did not leak. Humidity packets that came with it got rid of fog. The only tricky thing is that you really need to dial in your settings before getting in there, or use it on full auto. I shoot in Pools in Manual and it worked fine with a bit of going back and adjusting settings again. Direct flash looks terrible underwater as it does above water, so I am still not sure I will use flash again for my underwater needs. Great thing is I can turn flash on and off through the housing anyways so, not a big deal to have there just in case. The plastic does warp your lcd image and makes it look cloudy, the first time I thought everything looked terrible until I took it out of the thick plastic housing. Bottom line, this works, and the company that makes it guarantees your gear in case of manufacturing failure. KEEP YOUR RECEIPT!

Not much else to say. They do their job, never had a leak.

The case was a perfect for my TeleVue-85. Safe harbor so to speak.