<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: John Formsma <A href="mailto:formsma@gmail.com">formsma@gmail.com</A><BR><BR> <DIV>On 9/27/07, Dave Davis <dave@davispiano.com> wrote:<BR>><BR>> I have been using the Jailhouse for about a year. I've been able to load it<BR>> full enough to be heavier than I want if I have to walk a long distance, but<BR>> it's just right for most house calls. I seldom run (or walk) to the car for<BR>> more stuff. The Big House was a tad to large for me.<BR><BR>Oh good...someone who uses the Jailhouse.  Questions... <g><BR><BR>How much room for paper storage is there?  Ideal for me would be<BR>something 8.5x11 sized with a divider.  I carry a few Dampp Chaser<BR>brochures, several copies of PTG tech bulletins, Joe Garrett's and<BR>Newton Hunt's labor guides, invoices, and a couple other miscellaneous<BR>things that get squeezed in wherever.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#00007f>That's the downside, there's not much room for 8.5x11 things. I carry a 1/2 sheet size invoice book and the PTG brochures, but I generally run (walk) to the car for DamppChaser or other full size stuff.</FONT><BR><BR>Is the interior similar to the Big House, but smaller?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#00007f>Yes, it is very similar. I ordered a Big House and decided I was too much a wimp to carry it around and sent it back.</FONT><BR><BR>Any chance a pocket might hold an iPod? <G>  I like to keep it out of<BR>the hot and cold car.  And sometimes even listen to it when doing<BR>things like hammer reshaping that take a while.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#00007f>Yes, there are iPod-sized pockets in the front and the back. (at least I think there is, I don't have an iPod...yet)</FONT><BR><BR>Right now, I'm carrying the Genck with all my most needed tools.<BR>Plus, a portfolio with all the stuff listed above in the first<BR>question.  I'd really like to combine everything into one bag, and the<BR>price is just right.</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#00007f></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#00007f>You might consider keeping the portfolio and leaving it in the car, or pull out just the things you want to show the customer, like the DC brochure, or the Technical bulletins, etc.</FONT><BR><BR>Any chance you could post pictures of how yours looks with tools in<BR>it?  I was about to call Duluth to ask about that.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#00007f>I'll try to snap some pics later tonight, after Cub Scouts.</FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#00007f></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"><FONT face=Arial color=#00007f></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#00007f></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"><FONT face=Arial color=#00007f>Dave Davis</FONT> <DIV><BR><BR>-- <BR>JF<BR><BR>Ron Paul for President<BR><A href="http://www.ronpaul2008.com/" target=_blank>www.ronpaul2008.com</A></DIV></DIV><BR></DIV></div></body></html>