Cue case that doesn’t look like cue case

Pool Hand Luke said:
My first case was a rubber band.
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HA Ha - mine was the plastic sleeve that my department store cue was wrapped- I think the cue cost all of the $7 or $8 that I had to my name back then- not $2 left for a cue case! Ramen wood shaft and those removable metal discs in the cue butt sleeve with a nylon wrap.:):) I actually used to walk into the pool hall with that cue inside the plastic sleeve wrapper- too bad I was not actually good enough to capitalize on that now laughable sight!
 
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Saturated Fats said:
I don't get it. What's the message that you are trying to suppress Laura
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Yes, I don't really get it either. Images of really cool jazz musicians like Chet Baker or Miles Davis, walking down 52nd street in NYC, carrying their trumpet cases, or a well dressed pool pro in the 1960s/early 70s carrying a Lord Brunswick cue case down a Main Street in anywhere USA- does not get much more cool than that in my book!
 
In the sixties fishing rods came in cases. Cardboard tubes for the low end and aluminum for good fly rods. My first cue case was an aluminum rod case cut down to fit. Forty years later as a very active motorcycle rider I wanted an aluminum tube case to protect my player. I found one made or distributed by Pather cues and picked one up at SBE maybe eight years ago. At the time they had both one and 1/2 size cases in natural aluminum and black covered. I bought the black single cue size. A side benefit is its like carrying a softball bat and nobody fucks with you.
 
There's a guy at league that got a cheap case at Walmart for fishing rods he uses for cues. It's a monstrously big bag that looks like a butterfly case, but they have smaller ones too.

IMO if you are looking to divert attention, then getting a case for guns, fishing rods, art, musical instruments etc. defeats the purpose. A thief is a thief. So it simple and non-descript is best.

Some kind of duffle has a no real shape and your real case inside for when you get there. I'd sew an old pair of underwear by the zipper so it sticks out a bit. They think its your dirty laundry. Who would want that?
 
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SSDiver2112 said:
IMO if you are looking to divert attention, then getting a case for guns, fishing rods, art, musical instruments etc. defeats the purpose. A thief is a thief. So it simple and non-descript is best.
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Yeah, I'd say a pool cue may seem less valuable to a potential thief.
 
mikemosconi said:
Honestly, one of the most dangerous things that you would want to do these days- and this comes from a guy who has a carry permit. With the ultra high sensitivity to mass shootings of all kinds- the last thing you want is for someone to dial 911 thinking that you are walking somewhere with a rifle concealed in public.
I myself have been concerned about that even walking into hotels, and food joints with my cue case that someone will think it actually IS a rifle and that you are about to do something really bad- I would recommend strongly against carrying marked rifle cases into public places, even though I know CC was only joking with his post. Times have changed!
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I have a black JB rugged. I put some iron on patches on it and one with a pool ball. All I need is some rookie cop high on adrenaline seeing it and making one bad snap decision. It looks nothing like a gun case but people are dumb.
 
tomatoshooter said:
bHow much do they cost? They look very nice.
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Depends on which options you go for. I didn't go extreme high end on the leather or suede, but I did get my initials embroidered on the inside cue flap which added about $150. It was about $1300 delivered express DHL shipping from Germany. If you go all basic leather & microfiber on the inside, probably half that cost.
 
Laura Friedman said:
You’re right. I’m not sure. I used to worry about being mugged when I was carrying one in nyc. Now I guess I just feel like a bit of a geek with a cue case. And I have people asking me about it.
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Mugger go after gold chains, Rolexes, and wallets. Stuff they can hide in pockets, purse, or their man purse.

If your smart you flash none of those items. If you flamboyant, your a target.

Or walk with Pitbull on lease to scare the 💩 out of muggers.
 
This person built one out of a Viola case- https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/jh-custom-cases-pics-violin-case.447638/#post-5818966
Another- https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/sensational-violin-cuecase.444397/#post-5777672
Another version- https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/wtt-violin-cue-case.329337/#post-4291970
I've used a softball bat rolling case with my cue case inside it when traveling, something like this- https://www.walmart.com/ip/E510W-Wheeled-Equipment-Bag-Royal-Blue/55007247
Hope this helps. Good luck with your search.
 
CocoboloCowboy said:
Mugger go after gold chains, Rolexes, and wallets. Stuff they can hide in pockets, purse, or their man purse.

If your smart you flash none of those items. If you flamboyant, your a target.

Or walk with Pitbull on lease to scare the 💩 out of muggers.
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Anybody that knows pitbulls would steal the dog and the nice stuff! Many years ago one of my favorite liquor stores got tired of getting robbed. Pitbulls weren't as common as dirt then and he paid four hundred dollars for a well bred one in the early seventies, a huge price for a dog! He brought it out showing it to everybody for a couple days. When he was broken into the next night they took the dog.

I had a pit bull that was a killer. Killed a full grown cow and then two dobermans at the same time before I got him. He had a brindle coat which can be beautiful but the base color resembled stagnant mud. Uglier than sin with that coat and a big battle scarred head. He weighed about eighty pounds. He would rear at the end of his chain and bark furiously at people in the daytime and got his free time at night. Few realized what he was saying was please come pet me!

Instrument cases and such can make cool cue cases with lots of storage as can various custom hardcases found around flea markets and junk sales. Left in a car they look more like a score than a cue case to nonplayers though. Pool hall bums that are thieves will instantly recognize an expensive case but most nonplayers won't. Way back when I had an extremely plain moochie I carried in a rolled up bath towel or a cutting from an old blanket. Later I did a little sewing and made a crude soft case out of the old blanket.

What I have seen and haven't found is a fairly thickly padded, maybe half inch or so, vinyl case with some small internal pockets. A thief might recognize a cue case but the cheap looking case doesn't lead someone to expect a nice cue inside. I have never had an issue with protection even with towels or blankets since I don't run over my cues with my truck or try to stop cattle stampedes with them!

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Frugal looking case that thieves won't bother...

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Trust me, most folks have no idea what a pool cue case looks like. And when they see you carrying any type pool case, they will be scratching their heads and think to themselves, must be a rifle, musical instrument, or think you are mailing a poster of some kind in the mail. The last thing the average person is going to think is "pool cue".
 
boogieman said:
I have a black JB rugged. I put some iron on patches on it and one with a pool ball. All I need is some rookie cop high on adrenaline seeing it and making one bad snap decision. It looks nothing like a gun case but people are dumb.
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Not likely to happen. Every cop knows a cased weapon is no danger to them.

At least cops in Ohio still have common sense... even the rookies.
 
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