As many of you know I have two very active boys and am trying to cut down on replacing rod tips this year (I buy them by the gross it seems like) I saw some cheap cases by Nature Vision on Ebay for less than 3 bucks a piece you have to buy 12, so i tried it, may as well give the boys a hammer, they are not user friendly on a daily basis but would probably be ok for summer storage with care. You have to bend the rod to get it in and at that the line catches on the edge and breaks, I struggle trying to get the rods in and out let alone have the boys try it, back to the bucket, I did pick some cases up at Cabelas today that should help us survive the trip to Ohio at Xmas they were marked down from 29 dollars to 14. Dave