Sabol Battalion or Division bag - which is better?

[Asif Chaudhry]

Hey fellow Btowners!

I'm in the market for a new Army transport large bag, and was wondering if any of you have any experience with either/both of these items?

I'm personally leaning towards the Battalion, if only because the storage locker/not upright nature of the Division worries me - I'd hate to schlep my minis to a game, only to find they got all jostled around and upset because the bag was pulled along in the upright position on its wheels.

Any help would be great appreciated!

[Jeramakus]

I had a Battalion, used it a few times and got rid of it. Unless they've made changes to the design, it's stinkaroo. It's designed like a rolling piece of luggage. However, the distance between the two wheels is too small so if you make even a mildly sharp turn with it the whole thing rolls in the other direction. Similarly, the two "feet", for when it's standing up, are set too close to the wheels and are slightly shorter than them. A full case is extremely top heavy so this makes a very unstable situation and the case routinely tips over.

Again, they may have made changes to the design but these were my experiences when I had mine several years ago.

[jquest]

I've ordered some okay bags through charonproductions, my first bag was higher quality than my second though. (Skirmisher Delux was bag one and then the Battlepack ES was not as durable) I'm currently considering battlefoam, if it's your first bag, battlefoam seems like a great starting point... I have a bunch of the foam from Sabol, but the battlefoam concept seems much better.

http://www.charonproductions.com/catalog/

http://www.battlefoam.com/

Either way it's a good amount of money to spend on non-gaming gear, but it's nice having your guys/gals put away and not broken.

-Ryan