Stairville SB-142 Bag 630 x 350 x 350 mm

My word, it looks huge! It's funny how you can read dimensions on a website or in a catalogue - full, complete and accurate dimensions, and yet still be surprised by the size of something when it arrives. However I think I was right to get this one, because the Stairville SB-140 wouldn't have been quite big enough for one of my lights.

Like the smaller Stairville SB-140, the padding on this bag is a bit thinner than I would ideally like. It will offer more protection than a holdall from the high street, but I would prefer even more protection for my equipment than is offered by default. Having said that, I was imagining making foam inserts to go inside them anyway, so it doesn't really matter I suppose.

Unlike the Stairville SB-140 this bag does NOT have handles on the ends. That's a shame, because a bigger bag might be heavier and need to be carried between two people. Having said that, the bag might be long enough to fold up if you tried if the contents were flexible, so maybe that is why.

Note that the webbing straps that form the handles are a bit thinner than you might be expecting. I don't think there is a risk of them breaking, but they don't stand up under their own weight which would be a handy feature if you have to put the bag down to open a door or the car boot.

I have no idea how it happened, but despite having measured the size before ordering, once it arrived I was really surprised by how big it is. So I use it for storage instead of carrying my gear, since otherwise it's going to look like I'm being carried by the bag instead (and there's no way I'll be able to handle it comfortably once it's filled to the top either). But that's neither a pro or con. It's just BIG.

I do not like the way the longer carrying strap is attached, however. It makes no sense to me and is not comfortable in any way. You can't open or close the bag properly with it on - the only way I see it functioning is you should remove it while packing and only put it on to actually carry the bag. So I have never used the long strap - it just lives in the side pocket if the day arrives when it's needed.

All in all, a huge bag, nice quality, good for large pieces of equipment or storing all your gear.

Let me just say, sometimes its hard to find bags that fit certain musical/lighting gear into. These stairville bags are AMAZING.

I have now 3 of these bags in various sizes. Iv had one full of cables and various bits, iv filled them with over 20kg's worth of DJ scanner lights, and they really do HOLD UP TO THE PUNISHMENT!

The best part is these come in various sizes, so i lay my items out i want bags for, measure up, then just select the suitable bag for it.

Just overall amazing bags for an unbelievable low price. you will NOT get better than these.

They also com with a shoulder strap!