Gary, When I started doing shows I took too much stuff with me. What I do now is decide what I want to tie. I made up a traveling tying station. The tying station will hold all the tools I need to tie whatever flies I will be tying. This fits in an attach� case, or an aluminum camera case, with all the tools, I need and most tying materials. The tools stay in place on the tying station except for the vise. One advantage to this is if you are at at table that will not accommodate the clamp on your vise, you will have no problem tying, the tying station has a place for the vise. The whole station lifts out of the case and the case is then set on the floor to hold the materials. When I travel by bus or plane, this stays with me. I can wear my clothes for several days but can't tie without my tying stuff. I also carry a soft briefcase that will hold any other tying materials that I can't fit in the attach� case with the tools. I have learned to carry only what I need. At a show there is always someone that might have what you might need for a one time fly. If I am asked to tie a fly that I don't have all the materials for, all I have to do is ask and someone will have a feather or two to spare. When I get ready to leave, the vise is removed, the station is set in the case and the rest of the stuff goes on top of the station. It is easy to see if you left any tools out of the station. I have spaces in the station dedicated to a certain tool. Only that tool will fit in that space. No mess to deal with. Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Gary Miller wrote: > For those of you who tie flies at the various events, how do you organize > and transport your materials for the trip to the show? > > What system of organization do you use after you arrive and set up at the > event? > > Any advice is appreciated. > > Thanks. > > - Gary
