Pelican 0340 Cube Case with Foam (Black)

Wonderful Case - perfect size. The casters roll smoothly. Handles are large and strong. I haven't ventured away from Pelican cases so I can't offer a comparison. I can offer this though....these cases work for me.

I purchased this Cube Case because a) it fit perfectly in the open slot of my hitchmounted exterior railed carrier next to my 120 quart cooler b) it's AMERICAN MADE c) I needed a varmint proof case for storing food for my camping and fishing expeditions d) I wanted a heavy duty watertight high capacity case for dry goods. I purchased the empty case withouth foam because I wanted as much storage space for food as possible, but I did manage to find an upper lid gear insert that works nicely for dry goods like peanuts, trail mix, small sugar and crisco cans, etc. Just returned from a five day excursion and this box is PERFECT for the uses I intended. It sat in rain for two days, withstood gale force winds and driving rain on my hitchmounted rack at highway speeds and completely sealed in the bread, tortillas, seasonings, chips, granola bars and other dry goods I had stored in it. It's so well built and sturdy that it easily acted as an extra seat, end table, etc. around the campsite. My father, who weighs well over 200 pounds, sat on it and it showed ZERO signs of stress. Great piece of high quality equipment. I did get the casters but haven't attached or used them yet because I just needed a strong storage box. The casters appear to be high quality as well and may come in handy if I ever convert the box to heavy camera or hunting equipment storage. My only criticism, and this isn't really a criticism, is that I don't need the top roll handle - the two side handles work perfectly because the box is thick and heavy, just like I wanted it to be. Loaded up with the aforementioned foods it weighed probably about 60 lbs, but was still easy to port from the pickup hitch rack to the campsite and back. So the supernumerary handle doesn't add enough extra weight to really get too concerned. A GREAT piece of AMERICAN MADE equipment well worth the price! I had to wait a few extra weeks because the item was backordered, and I wishwould have been more proactive in keeping me posted on the status of the item (I had to email THEM after three weeks of waiting to hear), but I searched plenty of websites and sporting goods stores andhad easily the best price on this item. Can't say enough good things about the quality and dependability of this product!