Lowrance HDS-7 Gen2 Touch Carry Case

[kkitowski]

What have people found to be the best storage / carrying case for electronics like a Lowrance HDS-7 Gen2 Touch?  I stole my wife's neoprene (2) wine bottle holder thus far and it seems to work ok, but no perfect.  (and she isn't the happiest that liquor took a back seat).

I saw the ones at Cabela's called Sonar Saver's, but they really have no padding to speak of.  The wine bottle holder seems to have better padding.

I take the Lowrance off when left at the dock overnight as it is too easy to steal, even with a security bolt on it. 

Thoughts??

 

[Tomspo04]

I just ordered the HDS 7 touch to replace my broken HDS 5. How do you like the 7?

 

[kkitowski]

Love it!  I just got it with my new boat late last June, and only got about 34 hr usage....

The only issues I have:

 - one time when I hooked it up, it "reset" and the brightness was so low I couldn't see anything.  I had to put a towel over my head to create a "dark room" just to see anything as the sun glared too much. 

 - with it being touch, you do have the fingerprint issue.  Have to wipe it down at times....

 - haven't figured out how I could use VHF radio connected to it yet, as it is needed for larger water (Lake Michigan) as well as off road trips

 - the chance that people will steal a expensive head unit....

I am actually planning to use it also in my F150 Raptor when I go off roading.  Just need to load the topo maps and good to go.  Buying a mount for the truck dash as the factory Lowrance isn't going to work well.

 

[Tomspo04]

That's interesting that you plan to use it in you truck...I never thought of that. Good to hear you're liking it. I can't wait to get mine...should be here in a week or so. Where source are you using for topo maps?