Pelican indestructable micro cases are ideal for packing breakable things

I have often wondered exactly how crushed things end up in the hold where my checked baggage goes.

I’ve done the usual bubble-wrap, packing paper, and soft clothes tricks in order to keep things alive during my trips, but they always take up a bunch of extra space and require a bunch of extra effort.

Which is why these micro cases look so intriguing. Look at what the promo copy on the site has to say:

The Pelican Micro Case Series™ is perfect for your cell phones, PDA’s, pagers and other personal gadgets and items. The new Micro Case Series are crushproof (withstands up to a 5,000 lb. Truck), watertight and have an automatic purge valve. Cases come standard with an impact absorbing inner liner.

I’m not sure that I’ll be checking my cell phone or PDA (OK, I have an iPhone now so they’re the same thing) anytime soon, but for a second camera, mouse, flash drive reader, or any other type of breakable electronics, It’d be nice to know that they’d have to find a truck weighing more than 5,000lb in order to crush it.