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Posted by Madkins007 on 03-16-2001 02:53 PM:

I have found some great links for cases and accessories in this discussion group that I had not seen anywhere else- Fossil, Ripoff, etc.

What other sites do people have for cases and accessories, AND what other things have you found that work as cases or accessories?

Example: The Boy Scouts make a small padded nylon pouch for compasses that misses being a decent minimalist Visor pouch by a fraction of a inch in width. However- the design is so simple that anyone with a sewing machine should be able to turn one out in a few minutes.

Also: Duluth Trading (www.duluthtrading.com) is the place for incredibly tough cases and such for builders. They offer a padded tan and green PDA pouch with a clip similar ot the Ripoff for $12.99. Their closeout section offers an incredible tough leather calculator pouch for about the same price. The look is sort of 'contractor chic'.

My daughter noticed that the Stowaway fits neatly in her CD case if you take out the plastic CD sleeves. In hers, this leaves you two nice, deep pockets for stuff, and room for other stuff beside or around the keyboard.

Other ideas?


Posted by BobbyMike on 03-18-2001 02:41 AM:

I'm still using a black neoprene cell phone belt case that I originally bought for my PCS phone. I got it several years ago at Brookstone for around ten dollars. It's fairly innocuous (I've never had anyone point at it and say "Hey, you have a handheld!"). It also seems to protect against droppage (that's the French word for Visor tossing). I've had several instances of "I hope this thing still works after that!" with this case and so far so good!
Michael

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Posted by MarkEagle on 03-18-2001 02:51 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by BobbyMike
droppage (that's the French word for Visor tossing)


hmmm... I always thought that was French for "Oooops!!!"

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Posted by Confused on 03-18-2001 06:03 PM:

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quote:
Originally posted by MarkEagle


hmmm... I always thought that was French for "Oooops!!!"




Mais Non, Non, Non ... c'est Francais for "OhhhhhhPoooooop" - and just to further learn (sic) you ....

"HASTE CUISINE" is French for "Fast French food"
"MONAGE A TROIS" ----> "I am three years old"
"VISA LA FRANCE" ----> "Don't leave your chateau without it"

knowing the latter is very important when shopping for an Edge .... trying to bring my reply back on topic more or less



Posted by Madkins007 on 03-21-2001 10:34 PM:

Now that the French lesson is done ;-),

I just finished a 'remodel' of a cheapo "Sumdex" 'leather wallet case' I got from Amazon when i ordered the Visor. It is a basic cheap leatherish case with the dreaded Velcro fastener.

I took two pieces of suspender elastic (wide and thick!) and sewed them in to hold the plastic snap cover in place.

In hindsight, I should not have used such thick elastic because it puts a bit of pressure btween the unit and the cover, but it snaps on readily and holds pretty darn tight!

[I am on a project at work to recommend and evaluate PDAs for people with brain injuries and other disabilities, so I am especially interested in cheap solutions, alternatives, and odd things here!]


Posted by gslusher on 03-27-2001 02:39 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Madkins007
I have found some great links for cases and accessories in this discussion group that I had not seen anywhere else- Fossil, Ripoff, etc.

What other sites do people have for cases and accessories, AND what other things have you found that work as cases or accessories?

Example: The Boy Scouts make a small padded nylon pouch for compasses that misses being a decent minimalist Visor pouch by a fraction of a inch in width. However- the design is so simple that anyone with a sewing machine should be able to turn one out in a few minutes.

Other ideas?



Sure. I got an Eagle Creek "Departure Pouch II" at a local store. (Many travel & luggage stores carry Eagle Creek stuff.) You can see the pouch on Eagle Creek's site at:

http://www.eaglecreek.com/travel_accessories/40112.html

Click on the picture to see what it looks like inside. However, they only have relatively flat stuff in it. I have my Visor Deluxe, a Nokia cel phone, checkbook, several pens (including a multi-pen-stylus), a Leatherman Micra, a cloth tape measure, stamps, etc., in the pouch. It has a shoulder strap and a HUGE belt loop. It would be much more secure attached to your belt. It's not very expensive (about $15 from REI, for example) and quite durable. It doesn't add any padding, though.

If there is any interest, I can take a photo of my pouch stuffed and scan it and post it here.

Eagle Creek has a lot of other pouches, including some that are padded, that would work nicely. Some have come out since I got the Departure Pouch and I haven't seen them up close and personal yet. Here are URLs for the basic pages:

Pouches:

http://www.eaglecreek.com/pouches.htm

Padded pouches:

http://www.eaglecreek.com/protect-it.htm

In fact, I just noticed that they have a new item they call the "Data Pod." It is padded and looks like it would be a neat idea.

http://www.eaglecreek.com/travel_accessories/40171.html

They also have the "Phone Booth," which holds most cel phones. They are both $16 from REI.

I have the beautiful Vaja cases for the Visor and my phone--the visor with the Vaja case WILL fit in the depature Pouch, but it's a bit tight. I've also kept it in the original slip case, which has some padding, and just stuck it into the pouch with nothing but the hard face cover. So far, so good!

Good online sources for Eagle Creek gear are

REI:

http://www.rei.com/cgi-bin/rei/sear...and=Eagle+Creek

Magellan's:

http://www.magellans.com/cgi-bin/mi...artner_ID=EAGLE

George Slusher/Eugene, OR
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