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Recommend Hard carry case for Tenkara

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  • Sep 23, 2020 at 11:25 pm #3677249
    Gerald Magnes
    BPL Member

    @gmagnes

    Locale: Upstate NY

    Looking for a light weight, hard sided carrying tube for my new Tenkara rod.  Can anyone recommend some options?

    thanks,

    Gerry

    Sep 23, 2020 at 11:50 pm #3677250
    W I S N E R !
    BPL Member

    @xnomanx

    Though you’ll possibly have to fashion the end caps depending on your taste, if you want something very cheap and very light try your local hardware store for a fluorescent tube guard and cut it to length:

    https://www.homedepot.com/p/Lithonia-Lighting-4-ft-Fluorescent-Tube-Protector-TGT8CL4-R24/100163152

    And this thread:

    https://backpackinglight.com/forums/topic/104459/

     

    Sep 24, 2020 at 12:01 am #3677251
    David Thomas
    BPL Member

    @davidinkenai

    Locale: North Woods. Far North.

    Those fluorescent tube guards that Craig linked are quite light.  I’d use them for some added stiffness and to prevent snagging for a pole set in a side pocket or within the main pack bag.

    Slightly heavier, but still much lighter than, say, ABS pipe, would be the corrugated plastic tubes inside of a large rolls of paper (like the printer-plotter at an architect’s or engineer’s office).  They’re kind of like the plastic advertising/campaign signs in being plastic (polystyrene?) inside and out with ribs between the inside and out that make them remarkably stiff for their weight.  2 to 2.5 inches in diameter, a tenkara rod set would fit inside easily.

    Sep 25, 2020 at 2:08 pm #3677428
    Alex Wallace
    BPL Member

    @feetfirst

    Locale: Sierra Nevada North

    Do you really need a case? When collapsed the delicate bendy parts are safe and the handle part seems plenty durable. I’ve always carried mine this way either inside my backpack or sometimes in an exterior pocket. No problems after 3 years and dozens of trips.

    Sep 25, 2020 at 2:12 pm #3677429
    W I S N E R !
    BPL Member

    @xnomanx

    Do you really need a case? When collapsed the delicate bendy parts are safe and the handle part seems plenty durable. I’ve always carried mine this way either inside my backpack or sometimes in an exterior pocket. No problems after 3 years and dozens of trips.

    Same here, I don’t use one.

     

    Sep 25, 2020 at 6:23 pm #3677454
    Dan Y
    BPL Member

    @zelph2

    Use a case.

    Tube protectors come with end caps

    Sep 25, 2020 at 6:31 pm #3677455
    H W
    BPL Member

    @olddude

    How ’bout Tenkara’s hard case?

    Sep 25, 2020 at 8:14 pm #3677465
    Russ Bogardus
    BPL Member

    @bogardus

    Locale: Colorado Springs

    http://Www.tenkarabun.com sells lightweight plastic cases in 3 different sizes. Lengths Are adjustable by owner. Work great.

    Cheers,

    Russ

    Sep 26, 2020 at 8:29 pm #3677574
    Jenny A
    BPL Member

    @jennifera

    Locale: Front Range

    I’ll second Russ’ recommendation for the adjustable plastic tubes on Tenkarabum’s website.  In theory, Tenkara rods are self-protected by design, but as they say, poop happens.  I can get two rods in one of these cases, or one rod with a long line keeper installed.  It’s cheap peace of mind for a pricey investment.

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