RTIC Case Sale!!!! (1 Viewer)

Ok, need some more work before this can be recommended. I picked out a nice amount of foam for a 6 rack layer, closed the lid, picked it up vertically then put it down and opened it. Here is the before and after.
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The foam in the lid is glued in so can’t remove and replace without some mess. In reluctant to pick the second layer as it’s just gonna be more of the same. As a minimum solution, it looks like I need a inch thick layer to prop the chips up so they contact the lid foam.
 
Chip boxes work great with these types of carriers.

This is the Members Mark case for reference.
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I haven’t got mine yet, but I was thinking about sandwiching the top row with another empty rack. Do you think that would work?
Will a double layer of racks fit? Will upside down racks on top of single layer solve the problem of chips falling out of racks?
Yes to both of you. But that’s a pain. I’d rather not have that extra layer.

Experiment number two - three layers and no foam. Works perfectly! This box is too thick for two layers - need to rethink my arrangement now.
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Ok, need some more work before this can be recommended. I picked out a nice amount of foam for a 6 rack layer, closed the lid, picked it up vertically then put it down and opened it. Here is the before and after.
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I noticed that you made the cutout in the foam towards the bottom of the case. Is that better for transporting chips? I have never used the pick and pluck foam before, but would assume to make it so there is even foam around the chips.
 
I just got mine all set up; 2 tiers of 6 racks, 2 decks, 1 3" dealer button, 5 dice, 3 2" blind buttons.... plenty of room.
 
I noticed that you made the cutout in the foam towards the bottom of the case. Is that better for transporting chips? I have never used the pick and pluck foam before, but would assume to make it so there is even foam around the chips.
For me, I'm never checking in these boxes at an airport, so they're not going to bounced around. However I do want the chips to remain safe while loading in and out the car with the box turned in any direction. For this I find it important that the chips are kept in place rigidly rather than needing a lot of foam for impact protection. To keep things in place, make that he foam has to be compressed to fit the racks. The foam that came with the RTIC case seemed to have large cuts towards the edge of the case so that seemed the natural place for me to tear it, especially as two racks fit horizontally in the exact gap between the foam edges.

I just got mine all set up; 2 tiers of 6 racks, 2 decks, 1 3" dealer button, 5 dice, 3 2" blind buttons.... plenty of room.
Did you leave one of the pick&pluck layers alone?
 
Have you actually picked that up? That's what I did and the chips went everywhere!
Yes, in fact it is currently sitting on its handle to settle the foam to the front...... I did take the large piece that was cut out and placed that on top of the chips to make them snug to the lid.... I might get some narrower foam and place it underneath to make removal easier....
 
Two ways to a) make the pick-n-pluck foam more rigid and last longer, and b) ensure that chips remain in place and in racks during transport:

a) use Plasti-Dip after plucking
b) use an upside-down rack on the top of chip racks

Option B works great, and it never hurts to have extra racks at the destination (one reason I dislike using chip boxes). Option A really adds long-term life to the foam, and prevents foam distortion invariably caused by the weight of chips pressing against it during transport (in positions other than the flat 'open' position).
 
Two ways to a) make the pick-n-pluck foam more rigid and last longer, and b) ensure that chips remain in place and in racks during transport:

a) use Plasti-Dip after plucking
b) use an upside-down rack on the top of chip racks

Option B works great, and it never hurts to have extra racks at the destination (one reason I dislike using chip boxes). Option A really adds long-term life to the foam, and prevents foam distortion invariably caused by the weight of chips pressing against it during transport (in positions other than the flat 'open' position).

I had to use the upside down rack method with my HF 4800 Apache case. Works very well.

Also, +1 on the Plasti-Dip.
 
Toothpicks. Lay what you are going to put in on the p+p foam, use toothpicks to mark the cavity you want to create. Remove the inside of the "box". Check for fit, but don't close it and throw it around. Once your sure it fits, refer to the plasti-dip video posted above.
 
Mine just came today. I like it a lot. Appears to be high quality. Thanks again for the recommendation. I plan to plasti dip. Anybody storing 1200 chips in this??
 
Mine just came today. I like it a lot. Appears to be high quality. Thanks again for the recommendation. I plan to plasti dip. Anybody storing 1200 chips in this??
I just did 1800 chips. Definitely overkill, weighs a ton! First time attempting to transport chips. I have 2,600 to move around so might do 1,200 and 1,200 and have 200 chips separate.
I contacted RTIC to see if they had replacement foam, but they do not.
 
Sounds like you need one with wheels!
Yes!!! But this was such a good deal and I didn’t realize until it was too late. That’s why I tried to get new foam pads for Matsui racks. Plus one of the foam pad is cut backwards, slightly tilted about that. It was fitted in that way when it came and I didn’t notice until I cut it out.
 
Yes!!! But this was such a good deal and I didn’t realize until it was too late. That’s why I tried to get new foam pads for Matsui racks. Plus one of the foam pad is cut backwards, slightly tilted about that. It was fitted in that way when it came and I didn’t notice until I cut it out.
Use the 3M contact adhesive and glue the foam back together and recut. It'll be a bit flimsy but once you've got it to size then the plastidip trick will make it robust again.
 

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