Thon Rack 2U Eco II 35

The ECO versions of the Thon racks/cases use plastic instead of plywood/laminate, but they are still strong and rigid. This material also has the advantage that the whole case is noticeably lighter, which is nice when you have filled it up with heavy gear. The edges and corners are metal and the two 'doors' fit onto the body firmly and securely.

The snap-locks are clearly a cheaper alternative to the butterfly clasps and work fine, but they are slightly annoying when handling the case without the doors as they tend to flap around and get in the way, especially when standing the case vertically, like you would do when mounting some equipment in the rack. However, compared to the non-ECO flight-cases, this minor annoyance might easily be justifiable given the price saving.

All in all, a good cheap alternative that is robust and will stand the test of time.

I wanted a light rack case for gigging with two units. Having used a more expensive Gator case for a while and found the rack fixings and hole tolerances etc. to be quite poor, this case was a notable improvement. It won't take a serious beating, but it's solid enough, it's well machined, and it really is very light.

The handle being on the removable front is my only gripe - it's never been a problem, but I always worry that the front panel could come off when being carried if it wasn't secured properly and the unit would fall. I'm not sure why they didn't put it on the side, like normal. But that's all!