badjujumatt
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Here is the deal-my band gigged St Pattys weekend. Going into the gig, I had a lower back strain, but was able to load up at home, load in, and play a great show on Friday. Saturday, I was sore, and layed low all day. The St Pattys gig was awesome, but my range of motion was definitely not normal. On load out, I made sure that I was lifting with the legs, minimizing twisting, etc. Everything was cool until I got to the hardware case. I have a rolling "coffin" that holds all of my hardware, except for the rack. This thing is heavy, and I usually tip it over until it hits the tailgate of the truck, then slide it up and in. This motion caused a pop in my back, and immediate increased pain. To sum it up, my back is trashed and I am going to the Doc, physical therapy, etc now for 2 weeks. I went through a similar situation a few years ago, but without the injury and at that time I decided to change my hardware config to ease the load in/out.
My current set up is a Gibralter rack, in a rack bag; all other hardware (Pearl stands, dbl brace), throne, etc in a Enduro trap case. The rack is great, the issue is the trap case weight. I am trying to figure out how to reduce the gear weight without simply buying another case to haul around. Simplify if possible. I am not ruling out anything: new hardware, drum set config, etc is all on the table. My set for gigging is a 5 piece, I carry 3 crash cymbals, ride, HH, splash etc. All my drums are in hard cases.
Option 1-simplify the set and ditch the rack. I could go to a 4 piece, 2 crash cymbals, ride and HH. If I do this, then I add the weight of the tri pod's to the hardware case. I wouldnt have to haul the rack, but the hardware case will be unchanged.
Option 2-simplify the set, ditch the rack, buy new stands. If I do this, what stands would offer minimum weight without losing stability? I havent done the hardware shopping thing in quite a while.
Option 3-keep everything as-is, but purchase another trap case and split the load. This would be the easiest solution, but I dont think any of us want to add gear to the load in/out process do we?
I am at a crossroads here and really need some help. I cannot go through this again.
Matt
My current set up is a Gibralter rack, in a rack bag; all other hardware (Pearl stands, dbl brace), throne, etc in a Enduro trap case. The rack is great, the issue is the trap case weight. I am trying to figure out how to reduce the gear weight without simply buying another case to haul around. Simplify if possible. I am not ruling out anything: new hardware, drum set config, etc is all on the table. My set for gigging is a 5 piece, I carry 3 crash cymbals, ride, HH, splash etc. All my drums are in hard cases.
Option 1-simplify the set and ditch the rack. I could go to a 4 piece, 2 crash cymbals, ride and HH. If I do this, then I add the weight of the tri pod's to the hardware case. I wouldnt have to haul the rack, but the hardware case will be unchanged.
Option 2-simplify the set, ditch the rack, buy new stands. If I do this, what stands would offer minimum weight without losing stability? I havent done the hardware shopping thing in quite a while.
Option 3-keep everything as-is, but purchase another trap case and split the load. This would be the easiest solution, but I dont think any of us want to add gear to the load in/out process do we?
I am at a crossroads here and really need some help. I cannot go through this again.
Matt