Tuffpak gun case

Traveling with firearms is never easy, and gun cases are never light. But now that the orange firearms tag goes on the inside of the case instead of the outside, wouldn't it be nice to have a gun case that doesn't look like a gun case. And, supposing you're headed for safari and you'd like to carry two rifles and a shotgun - or maybe you and your partner want to carry a rifle each, plus a spare - wouldn't you rather have just one case?

It can be done with the Tuffpak gun case from (Nalpak Sales). Nalpak has made hexagonal cases for motion picture tripods and other gear for ages. Some years back my colleagues at Petersen Publishing latched on to a couple, and I've used them . . . several times. They don't look like gun cases, but up to five long guns in soft cases (generally three full-sized, scoped guns), plus a rolled-up jacket and a few other goodies nestle just fine. Recently Nalpak has started offering the Tuffpak as a gun case, and the "new, improved" version has casters.

There's a secure locking system and twin handles. The sturdy case is molded from x-link polyethylene. Weight empty is just (17) pounds. Contact Nalpak Sales, Inc., 1937-C Friendship Drive, El Cajon, CA 92020. telephone 619-258-1200.

-Craig Boddington