Top Box:stupid question

[drut]

I always leave the top box on the bike in case although I take the side boxes off unless I have need.Silly question is how do I carry small,maybe fragile like a camera,items in the box without them rattling themselves to bits?

[orforester]

I use a hills bros cappuccino drink mix container.   Others would do, but small plastic container. Then I use a soft rag to insulated the item.  Crown Royal bag fits my cell phone.  I also put my ball cap upside down on one side of top box to hold small items.

I am sure there are other methods.  Just mine

[drut]

I use a hills bros cappuccino drink mix container.   Others would do, but small plastic container. Then I use a soft rag to insulated the item.  Crown Royal bag fits my cell phone.  I also put my ball cap upside down on one side of top box to hold small items.

I am sure there are other methods.  Just mine

Thanks for that! Its given me some ideas.

[tg4360]

With limited storage, I like double duty for almost everything I carry.

Sounds like a perfect place to roll your camera up in your rain gear or perhaps whatever you use as a liner under a jacket or even the rags you will clean your hands with after working on the bike or someone else’s bike on the side of the road....

[drut]

With limited storage, I like double duty for almost everything I carry.

Sounds like a perfect place to roll your camera up in your rain gear or perhaps whatever you use as a liner under a jacket or even the rags you will clean your hands with after working on the bike or someone else’s bike on the side of the road....

Thanks! That's a good point.

[Chaos]

I quite taking a banana for lunch unless I got something to wrap it in.  That top box beats the crap out of things!

[TimTyler]

Today's point and shoot camera have so few mechanical parts that they can take quite a bit of rattling.

A cheap camera case will keep it safe and scratch-free though.

This one is $6

[drut]

Today's point and shoot camera have so few mechanical parts that they can take quite a bit of rattling.

A cheap camera case will keep it safe and scratch-free though.

This one is $6

Thanks for the link,excellent value!

[Motorhobo]

I'm going to cut me a piece of foam to fit the bottom of the box to create a flat padded surface. I regularly carry cupcakes 30 miles from the bakery to my house. I'm tired of them arriving with the icing all flopped over and spilled all over the container. That's no way to treat a freakin' $2.50 cupcake.

So I like cupcakes -- sue me -- if it makes y'all happy I'll tell you I shoot WD-40 on them before eating.

[Scott_]

For me, if I have small fragile stuff, I pack it in the tank bag. Whole lot more stable, otherwise as others have mentioned, wrap it well in a jacket or liner or something fairly bulky. You want to try and eliminate any extra "space" for the items to be able to move around in.

[racinrich]

tank bag , less bouncing

[Glacial]

I'm going to cut me a piece of foam to fit the bottom of the box to create a flat padded surface. I regularly carry cupcakes 30 miles from the bakery to my house. I'm tired of them arriving with the icing all flopped over and spilled all over the container. That's no way to treat a freakin' $2.50 cupcake.

So I like cupcakes -- sue me -- if it makes y'all happy I'll tell you I shoot WD-40 on them before eating.

Suspend a cupcake baking tray in your top box with bungy cord to provide shock protection for your precious cargo. Hours of fun getting the cord tension right so they arrive home in perfect condition. Only problem is getting into your riding gear at the end of the testing phase.

[drut]

Thanks for all the replies! Learned a lot & laughed a lot  :clap:

[CRASH]

Late in the game - you may have solved already, but you can also get the foam inserts for a Pelikan Case and use that.  Get one close, wedge it in, pull out the squares you don't need and there ya go.

[The Mighty Gryphon]

How about a few pool toys, the inflatable kind.  Balls, rings, floaties like the kids wear.  Take up no space when they are deflated, and can be inflated to perfectly fill any odd spaces in the case.  Only downside is that you might look a little foolish blowing them up.

[drut]

"Only downside is that you might look a little foolish blowing them up."
I really don't give a **** what people think of me(I am too old,too ugly & too cynical to care) but your post has given me an idea.I have some http://www.amazon.com/Sealed-Air-RF-1-Inflatable-Packaging/dp/B0009KBHOO packaging bags I can use and "pop" to get space if I pick anything else up when on trip.