Compact Travel Case for a JJ-CCR
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GoneDiving2Day
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Yes this is a old post, but as I safely assume JJ is still selling to new customers, I'm sure this post is reviewed for ideas by new JJ divers. So I wanted to note this in the thread.
I went the light weight route and got a ORTLIEB roller bag "Duffle RS" in the 110L size. At 2990 g it smokes the Pelicans for weight savings
. Aside from this I bought from Amazon some Case Club Customizable (PE) Polyethylene Foam 54" x 16" x 2". It weighs nearly nothing and provides a little extra backbone for the bag. I cut out the layout for the can and now my spares, entire JJ, tools, and DiveSoft Analyzer box all fit with some extras at a whopping 30kg. Excluding cylinders, because who travels with those lol.
I plan to get titanium stand and handle to cut weight where I can. Just my two cents, but the JJ housing is already a tank in many regards, so I struggle to see why it needs to be put inside a Pelican tank where it's just adding unnecessary weight to a already poor airline baggage policy.
I hope this adds options to the JJ users out there.
Cheers
I went the light weight route and got a ORTLIEB roller bag "Duffle RS" in the 110L size. At 2990 g it smokes the Pelicans for weight savings
. Aside from this I bought from Amazon some Case Club Customizable (PE) Polyethylene Foam 54" x 16" x 2". It weighs nearly nothing and provides a little extra backbone for the bag. I cut out the layout for the can and now my spares, entire JJ, tools, and DiveSoft Analyzer box all fit with some extras at a whopping 30kg. Excluding cylinders, because who travels with those lol. I plan to get titanium stand and handle to cut weight where I can. Just my two cents, but the JJ housing is already a tank in many regards, so I struggle to see why it needs to be put inside a Pelican tank where it's just adding unnecessary weight to a already poor airline baggage policy.
I hope this adds options to the JJ users out there.
Cheers
hamishmorrison
Member
A cautionary note from someone who paid the price for transporting a JJ in a hard shell Samsonite type case to Truk a few years ago. The can was ever so slightly deformed in transit & was 'out of round' with absolutely no obvious signs of damage to either the can or the case. After diving the unit it was all but impossible to pull the head out & I literally pulled the tape handle off trying. Upshot was that after trying my head in various different cans I was convinced that the only logical explanation was that my case was in the bottom of the cargo hold & the shear weight of stuff on top had squashed the can. Bill for new can was nearly £1000. It isn't worth it to shave a bit of weight of your excess baggage...
GoneDiving2Day
New Member
Thanks for the caution! Cold deformation of aluminum this thick on the JJ housing surely meant a serious amount of pressure would have been subject to it. Not knowing exactly what caused it, did the luggage not show damage having been subject to such weight? We know its not made out of unobtanium, but it sure is advertised as a stable robust aluminum housing to secure multiple bottles with tight straps. I personally am not one to abuse my gear, but have had the JJ get knocked off a table before. Luckily no damage to counter lungs or delrin components.
In an effort to improve the ease of ownership, I find it hard to pass up reasonable cost savings with travel and luggage fees for all the dive equipment. It's not like JJ ApS tells customers they need to use a pelican to transport because their ccr is fragile. The exact opposite is done advertising it as a 4x4.
Thanks for planting a seed in my noggin as to what could happen. I'll be chewing on ideas to better protect with the travel bag I have been using. I'm sure there are other options to consider.
hamishmorrison
Member
I agree with your thoughts & can't be positive that this is what happened. What I do know is that it was OK before the flight & not afterwards! No sign of damage to the case & the can itself looked pristine & not visibly oblong. The deformation must have been very slight, but significant enough to cause the issue. I worked out I could use use a piece of wood under the tape handle & lever it out against the top of edge of the can. Lived with the problem for pretty much a whole year before I replaced it. Painfully expensive for a lump of ali but glad I did coz its so much easier to use now!
It's easy to fix the deformed can ...
Was the head in? Don't travel without the head in it is the best advice. I have done literally 100s of flights with Scubapro wheelie bags or samsonites and never had an issue (now jinxed myself) by wrapping the can in fins backplate and undersuit/wetsuit
hamishmorrison
Member
Hi Bob,no head was not in. At the time I felt it would be safer in hand luggage. How would you go about fixing a deformed can? I discussed it with my instructor some time after the issue surfaced & was told there was no option except to replace it...
For the other readers - don't transport without something plugging both ends of can.
For Hamish drop me a PM - I can probably get it sorted ...