Deckbox/storage question

[Joseph Sullivan]

Hello out there!

I was just wondering how people stored their cards for when they're on the go. I've been trying to find a nice sturdy case that I can just toss in my backpack and not worry about the cards falling out/getting crushed or bent/ or getting wet if it starts to rain out.

I walk a lot and love taking my cards with me everywhere so any suggestions would be great. Thanks!

[David E. R. Shaner]

I would be interested in an answer to this too.  Currently, I get thriftstore recipe boxes (LOTS of cards!) to carry decks representing different proprietary games.  I imagine for normal-people collections, the box would still work if one enclosed rule-sets or gamepieces.

[Shane Murdock]

http://www.cpforbes.net/tuckbox/tuckbox.cgi <--- you can use this generator to create a custom tuck box for or you could use the ultra pro deck boxs or deck vaults here --->http://www.ultrapro.com/index.php?cPath=33_83_53&osCsid=1509219...

[Al Beddow]

Well, there are some options:

The white generic card boxes from almost any CCG store ( here is an online store, the page for 800 ct box http://www.coolstuffinc.com/main_supplies.php?fpid=Acc-BCWCS802&... ).

 

For my Muchkin collection (ever base set, expansion, most promos, etc) I have two plastic 2000 card boxes called Jammers (part #5325-05) from the Plano Molding Company www.planomolding.com (I can get these at Target no problem but can't find them on the Plano website).

[Joseph Sullivan]

Thanks everyone for the replies, very helpful!

[Larry Zeffert]

Let me just say this: If you have enough Looney games with two-part boxes (I think seven?), then you can arrange them back-to-front in a six-pack cooler and they should stay closed. The Lab even sells one with their logo on it. That's what I use.

Also, I love The Regular Show too!

[Wayne Terrell]

I bought a clear, frosted photo storage box from Paperchase a few years ago. It can just barely hold two Looney Labs tuckboxed games. I just checked their website, but I couldn't find it listed. It has a white button on the front to snap shut, but no other moving parts, so it's pretty durable. It was a lot like this item, but larger.

[Wayne Terrell]

Oh, did a little more searching - here it is. Looks like it's sold out, or possibly discontinued. You could always check Amazon or eBay...

[Wayne Terrell]

Another option you might investigate, if you want to keep your stuff in their existing boxes, but also pack them inside a sturdy container, are snap-shut boxes by Sterilite. You might have to trim some "fins" (for lack of a better term) from the inside of the lid, but otherwise they're really great. I have one that I can keep 4 Looney tuckboxes in at a time, and there's room between the boxes for probably a stash of pyramids, a few bags of dice, or some "standard playing card"-sized decks in between them.

[Chris Wilkerson]

I have so many Fluxx versions now that I make use of the large card boxes that you can get at any local game shop.

[Elaine Kalatucka]

I laminate all my cards-I play alot at camp and my first deck got ruined-from the dew, getting caught in the rain, and spills.  They don't fit in a box, so I have an empty plastic bucket with a lid that I keep all my decks in-each deck is rubberbanded together.  We get to choose which version we want to play and can have several games going at once.

[Wes Yahola]

A friend of mine (Marcus Green, he's a member here and probably won't mind being directly referenced [and if you do, sorry about that Marcus]) uses a tackle box. I have a soft case designed to carry D&D minis, so it's well padded with walls thick enough to make rain and dew no worry.

[David Artman]

I've found a singularly awesome card storage solution: whiskey boxes.

You can find a brand which has a clear, plexi lid and a metal latching mechanism, and it's PERFECT dimensions, and you can use rule books or Blanxx or whatever to show what's in the box through the lid.

The all-wood boxes with sliding lids work well, too; and they can be painted or stickered to show contents.

Plus, you get to drink the whiskey! (Unless you hit up a bartender friend to collect them for you, which is what I did.)