BLF GT cases, soft or hard

I own a few LensCoat Hoodies and a few Op/Techs.

The front disc in pouch is why I prefer the Hoodies. It offers much better impact protection, fits better, and the rigid front keeps the hood from slipping around.

Is it this one seery?

https://www.amazon.com/LensCoat-LCHXLBK-Hoodie-Large-Black/dp/B0087N2LOU

Or this one?

https://www.amazon.com/LensCoat-LCH2XLBK-Hoodie-Large-Black/dp/B0087N28Y8/ref=pd_sim_421_1?\_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0087N28Y8&pd_rd_r=6EB0Z277GQ5CKVG0T2V8&pd_rd_w=4R8s4&pd_rd_wg=A90D8&psc=1&refRID=6EB0Z277GQ5CKVG0T2V8

Thank you. Hopefully the additional info helps some folks deciding on what to get.

I picked up the XL & it fits well.

Thanks seery and kindle! This is what I found……

From the Manufacturer

The LensCoat Hoodie helps protect the front element of your lens from dirt, dust, moisture and impact. The neoprene Hoodie fits easily and snugly around your lens hood or shade in either the shooting position or reversed. The Hoodie features a reinforced removable front element protection disc made from rigid plastic and firm foam to further protect your glass from damage. Great for travel and storing your lenses. The X Large fits lens hoods from 4.75” to 5.25” in diameter.

And about the XXLarge…

From the Manufacturer

The LensCoat Hoodie helps protect the front element of your lens from dirt, dust, moisture and impact. The neoprene Hoodie fits easily and snugly around your lens hood or shade in either the shooting position or reversed. The Hoodie features a reinforced removable front element protection disc made from rigid plastic and firm foam to further protect your glass from damage. Great for travel and storing your lenses. The XX Large fits lens hoods from 5.5” to 6.25” in diameter.

I measured the head on my GT and its roughly 5.275” so I was thinking I would rather have the larger plastic insert of the XXLarge?

kindle is the Hoodie you have, the XLarge (plastic insert) actually bigger then the GT’s Head?

If the bezel of the GT measures ~5.25”, the XXL would probably be too large and wouldn’t stay on properly/securely.

Yep, maybe…

I’m not inclined to have it fit tight, something to put in the bottom of the bag, that has a plastic protector for the glass that is bigger then the GT’s head. Instead of a piece of fiber board or Lexan/Plastic. Besides it’s only a 1/8’’ bigger on the radius of the GT head at the XXLarge smallest dimension 5.5” so I’m thinking the Hoodie part is still going to be alot smaller? Maybe?

I’ll probably get both playing it safe, use one for when the light is slung over my shoulder on it’s sling and one for the transport bag.

The XXL slips on easily and stays on fine. Think back what the XL fit like on Dales, how it looked snug to the cone of the head. The XXL is not like that. At the cone there is about a 2mm stand-off. The hoodie fits snug (not real snug) to the area that's lens diameter, with a little sag (like loose pants at the waist) over the lens. But it stays on fine. Considering how the XXL fits, and the thought of adding some protection in the lens area, it should tighten the hoodie up some. With the talk of doing this, KB, I may be following your lead. I think I'll use 1/4" high density foam to cover the lens radius, glued to a another that's slightly larger. I'll stop in to see my upholstery buddy tomorrow :D

It is larger than window (barely), it just covers the inside edge of the bezel but does not extend to the outer edge.

Thank you very much Kindle, this is what I needed to know! :+1:

The Lowepro was too tight. The torch was under compression and this fails the padding, imo. I ended up with this case. I put a 3d printed lens cover underneath an op tech hood and it does well. I cut up the piece of foam from the GT package that fits the body tube into a ‘square’ that I put over the tube at the top to keep the torch centered and from knocking about. An M4 2 point sling and a couple packs of 4x18650’s and a charger fit nicely in between.

I’m looking forward to Neal’s case for my second GT, that arrived today. Cells are on the charger! :slight_smile:

I knew the LowPro was too tight. I looked at that one as well. This ApeCase I got is nice.
Yeah, I thought about using the packing foam the light was packed in, but what (if for any reason) you have to ship it somewhere, or decide to sell the light?
I’m leaving the original foam where it belongs and getting other

The Lens Coat Hoodie 2XL is just as perfect fit as you can get, the protective insert is just slightly larger than the bezel and the hoodie is still very tight to the head. :+1:

Admit it. You miss the days of “toilet plunger” lights :smiley:
Good to know, KB. Thanks for posting about them :+1:

:smiley: :+1:

Missed the Fabric Shrink Tube on the battery tubes did ya! :open_mouth:

Here’s a couple Glamour shots…

That fabric wrap looks good, KB!

Is it a secure fit once it’s been shrunk down?

Can the ends be singed with a lighter to keep them from fraying?

Can we have a look at the side with the seam?

Indeed I did. Too much going on in the background.
Looks alright. How “grippy” is that stuff?
It must be pretty grippy. I see you have it on several lights!

The stuff is a PITA to cut, went thru a bunch of razors (buy a box of them) during the final trim. Cut it with metal shears a bit over size and then followed the o-ring groove to trim. That is where precision comes in, long enough that when you screw the head and tail cap on, it holds the edges in and not interfere with either of them seating.

No it dosen’t really hold all that tight, so I used some contact glue on the flats, and when I heated it up over the stove burner (think HOT and Fast with Mass when using this stuff) rotating on a wood dowel I shoved thru the tube, it shrunk fast and set the glue almost instantaneously. The heat gun didn’t work well at all, because your heating just a small area, even when your moving it up and down and rotating the tube at the same time, not an effective technique at all!

So with a larger mass area of heat, the more evenly the shrink. I ran thru 3ft of it like nothing, so I ordered 6ft more. I got a couple more Idea’s for it’s use.

Now even when the tube got so hot, it burned the hell out of my hand when I grabbed the thread area of the tube, the cloth was just barely warm. Froze it over night in the freezer, the cloth warmed to the touch from my hand, so the insulation value, is worth it for me, to further experiment with it. What the hell else do I have to do in the middle of winter, in Michigan!

Here is a shot of the seam….

It’s really tough stuff as far as protection from abrasion and the added value of the insulation from heat and cold it’s hard to beat. Grippy? Not like grip tape or knurling, it’s still grip-able, I really like it on the TN42 and SD75 tubes better, my 2 GT’s are just show (off) piece’s, WOW look at that big sombitch, then you turn it on ohhh/awww back on the shelf it goes! :smiley: Not that I would ever use it for Work or Lug it Coyote Hunting/Ice Fishing! :person_facepalming:

Yeah, that’s a bit much, considering the hassle you went through.
It looks nice though. :+1:

I’m sticking with the neoprene sleeves :stuck_out_tongue:

Nice!
KawiBoy I did a summary about the shrinking tube in the GT support thread

I hope you don’t mind

Joe

Hi sorry for digging up an old post, which bag is the one in the above photo?

Thanks!