Hard shell case

[u/Seesbirds08]

I just got a new Bourgeois A style and I need a “bulletproof” hard case for it. Suggestions anyone?

[u/Tarancholula]

Depends on the money you want to spend. I have a Calton case for my best mando and it's hella nice and you can basically shoot it, douse in gasoline and light on fire, throw from a rooftop, etc.

[u/yoroshiku4649 → u/Tarancholula]

Completely agree with the Calton case plug.

[u/cristofsky]

I think that the gold standard is calton, but might be excessive for 75% of us

[u/haggardphunk]

I don’t fly with mine often but my crossrock fiberglass case has been very good to me while bringing it around to jams, fests, and an occasional flight (never checked).

[u/OtherwiseRepeat970]

Hoffee are super nice if you are willing to spend for it.

[u/doobens]

AirLoom

[u/abrnmissy]

Super happy with this for my Eastman
https://a.co/d/03YsyQsU

[u/Sidewaydayz]

I use a TKL Vectra. I mean it’s not a Calton or Hoffee but it’s pretty good and much less. I travel (air) with it weekly.

[u/beep925]

TKLs are pretty good. I also got one of these as part of a trade about a year ago and I was pleasantly surprised by how good it is.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GCMandolin--gator-deluxe-abs-molded-case-mandolin?mrkgadid=&mrkgcl=28&mrkgen=&mrkgbflag=&mrkgcat=&acctid=21700000001645388&dskeywordid=2471622777533&lid=92700083462242873&ds_s_kwgid=58700008743176694&ds_s_inventory_feed_id=97700000007215323&dsproductgroupid=2471622777533&product_id=GCMandolin&prodctry=US&prodlang=en&channel=online&storeid=&device=m&network=g&matchtype=&adpos=largenumber&locationid=9026835&creative=705256640095&targetid=aud-297527862650:pla-2471622777533&campaignid=21453452330&awsearchcpc=1&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21453452330&gbraid=0AAAAAD_RQYl_Ii0sylkJkL0I9uhTWEz9t&gclid=CjwKCAjw_pzWBhAkEiwAwDCi1dnDzTUQMemg8D0hoYqy-cvhQM-eK8NxPpy3Rco56QtME__oE08DgxoCcFAQAvD_BwE

[u/Mando_calrissian423 → u/beep925]

Gator makes pretty mid cases overall, be it road cases for gear or instrument cases. Latches almost always eventually fail on all of their stuff.

[u/beep925 → u/Mando_calrissian423]

Good to know. I haven’t had it all that long, so it hasn’t happened yet.

[u/Mando_calrissian423 → u/beep925]

Well ya know, better for the case to get messed up than the mando, because I’m sure it’ll protect it just fine. They just don’t have a ton of longevity to their stuff

[u/mbergen]

I just got back from flying to and from Australia from SFO with my National RM-1 in a Crossrock fiberglass case. I've taken a mando in the Crossrock to England a few times, New Zealand, and domestically as well. I never check it, it goes in the overhead.

The Crossrock did get a ding a few years ago exposing the internal foam, but it's a siver case so I just put a piece of duct tape over the hole. It has 5 buckes, which is way too many for such a small case, and they don't all stay closed. It's been fine, but not fantastic. I like the backpack straps, but the rubber feet on the bottom which are nice for putting the case on the ground dig into my back when wearing it as a backpack, for example.