Genck Tool Case

[Bill Ballard]

Dear List,

I got the temporary loan (30-day return) of Schaff's #2664 Genck tool 
case. I'm contemplating moving into it from my Jenson cordura 
double-sided four pallet bag.  It's very nicely made, and I'm 
confident that structurally it'll last much longer than the 2-3.5 
year life of the outside zippers on the Jensen. (The zippers are the 
first part of the cordura bags to fail; I've been through 5-6 in the 
last 20 years. I've always assumed that I was loading too many pounds 
of tools (18#) into what was essentially a cloth bag, a sure-fire 
stress on the zippers.)

Has anyone else been carrying around the Genck case "for the long 
haul"? I'm assuming that I'll be able to get maybe 2/3 of the stuff 
now in the Jensen bag into the Genck case (should I decide to buy 
it). In fact, cutting down on the weight (and number of tools) in my 
priary, walk-through-the-door" bag was the purpose of checking out 
the Genck. (The Jensen with four removable pallets weighs 9#, and I'm 
stuffing it to bursting with 18# of steel. The Genck weighs 4#.

So, anybody have long-term experience with the Genck? Also, what's 
the weight of your primary bag?

Bill Ballard RPT
NH Chapter, P.T.G.

"If you think that Mick Jagger will still be doing the whole rock 
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