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This Yeti Competitor Gear Case Packs Premium Luggage Tech Into a Surprisingly Affordable Form

NestOut’s ultra-light, cost-friendly new rugged storage solutions are built to protect your most essential gear, without sacrificing quality.

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By Hayley Helms

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The easiest and most reliable method of ruining a camping trip is skimping on practical, dependable organization. Digging through jumbled duffles, random totes or, God forbid, a giant pile of crap stuffed into your rig is a one-way ticket to frustration, discomfort and sometimes, an adult temper tantrum. 

While there isn’t a shortage of gear cases designed to address on-the-go organization requirements, many of them can be annoying themselves, thanks to sticky latches, soft-sided construction that doesn’t adequately protect gear or a lack of weather- or impact-proofing. If a gear case does have these things, it is oftentimes quite expensive, or bulky. 

That’s what makes NestOut’s new storage so interesting: the cases are affordable, lightweight and take protective design cues straight from the best hard-sided luggage available.

Two waterproof hard cases, one tan and one black, with handles and water droplets on them, placed on a rocky surface near water.
NestOut’s new gear cases offer durable protection in an easy-to-haul package with a focus on modularity.
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Protection simplified

The new NestOut Gear Case (available in both 3 liter and 16 liter versions) is a rugged storage solution designed for outdoor adventurers who need durable protection without extra weight — ideally at an approachable price point. Both cases cost less than $100, making them quite the steal.

Two open hard-shell cases with organized compartments holding outdoor gear, set on a table with a blurred forest background.
The new gear cases keep essentials safe from impact, moisture and dust.
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Thanks to its polycarbonate construction borrowed from traditional high-end hardshell luggage and storage cases, the NestOut Gear Case is far more durable than a soft case, while keeping weight at half that of bulkier competitors.

Meanwhile, functional zippered openings make access easy, forgoing annoying clamps and buckles.

The Small Gear Case is just 1.7 pounds, while the 16 liter Large Gear Case is a svelte 4.2 pounds (compared with Yeti’s 7.5 pound 15 liter gear case.)

Black portable coffee brewing kit with kettle, grinder, gas canister, and utensils inside an open case on a camping cot.
Protect everything from your camp coffee setup to your high end camera equipment without missing a beat — or overspending.
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Camera equipment, EDC essentials, travel documents, GPS units, maps and more can be stored in the hardshell case, which features reinforced corners, weather-resistant zippers and thick padded dividers designed to protect gear from impact, rough conditions and unexpected weather.

Hands holding a black padded divider above an open yellow and black hard-shell case on a black table.
Internal padded dividers can be removed for increased storage options.
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While the interior organization can hold whatever it is you’d like to protect — from your camp coffee setup to camera equipment — it has been tailored to seamlessly house the NestOut ecosystem, so it fits batteries, modular attachments like the Flash, Fan and Air Pump and solar panels and cables with ease.

Black and tan hard-shell organizer case open on a table with tan outdoor battery and cables inside.
The new gear cases are designed to seamlessly store NestOut’s existing products and accessories.
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Two of the smaller gear cases can sit on top of a single large case, making organization even more efficient — no more trying to balance cases in your truck bed or trunk, only to find them tumbled upon arrival.

Availability and pricing

The Small Gear Case and Large Gear Case are both currently available for preorder on NestOut’s official website, with shipping starting on December 19th.

About the Author: Hayley Helms is an associate editor at Gear Patrol specializing in outdoor gear. Once upon a time, she wrote for Men’s Journal, Gearjunkie and Shape. Whether it’s testing a new rain shell or putting a pair of hiking boots through its paces, she leaves no stone unturned (however, she always Leaves No Trace).

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