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Epic Tube Made-to-measure waterproof transport bag

A made-to-measure bag in 600D Oxford polyester with sealed seams and waterproof zips, carrying up to 45 kg and supplied without padding or a rigid base.

Epic Tube made-to-measure waterproof transport bag

Epic Tube Made-to-measure waterproof transport bag

A made-to-measure bag in 600D Oxford polyester with sealed seams and waterproof zips, carrying up to 45 kg and supplied without padding or a rigid base.

Internal dimensions
Not published by the maker.
Foam type
None — the maker states there is no rigid base and no padding
Shell material
600D Oxford polyester at 360 g/m², as the maker publishes it
Sealing
100 % waterproof with sealed seams and waterproof zips, per the maker
Internal dividers
Not published by the maker.
Load rating
Reinforced handles and straps to 45 kg, as the maker states it
Handles
Not published by the maker.
Empty weight
Not published by the maker.
Latches
Not published by the maker.
Amazon reference
B0DJRV1SNS (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
5904067709782
  • Made to measure, so it can be sized around an awkward Dobsonian base or a mount head
  • The fabric weight and load rating are both published as figures
  • No padding at all: it protects from weather, not from impact

Best for: A Dobsonian rocker box or a mount head that no standard bag fits

≈ €29
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Specifications

Internal dimensions
Not published by the maker.
Foam type
None — the maker states there is no rigid base and no padding
Shell material
600D Oxford polyester at 360 g/m², as the maker publishes it
Sealing
100 % waterproof with sealed seams and waterproof zips, per the maker
Internal dividers
Not published by the maker.
Load rating
Reinforced handles and straps to 45 kg, as the maker states it
Handles
Not published by the maker.
Empty weight
Not published by the maker.
Latches
Not published by the maker.
Amazon reference
B0DJRV1SNS (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
5904067709782

Not made for telescopes

Epic Tube sells these for camping equipment, tools, musical instruments and scooters. It is on this shelf because made-to-measure waterproof bags solve a problem astronomy has and rarely addresses: Dobsonian bases, large mount heads and counterweight sets fit nothing standard.

The figures

Six hundred denier Oxford polyester at 360 g/m². Sealed seams and waterproof zips. Handles and straps rated to 45 kg. Four published specifications, all of which describe weather and load rather than impact.

What it deliberately is not

Padded. The maker states there is no rigid base and no padding, which is an honest description and a warning: this keeps rain out, and it will not stop a knock reaching a mirror cell.

Where it belongs in a setup

Around something already protected, or around something that does not need protecting — a base, a tripod, a set of counterweights. Not around a bare optical tube.

Availability

German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores sat at about 29 € on the day of the survey.

American Amazon catalogue holds a record for it that nobody is selling.

British Amazon store gave no result whatever, so the buy button there opens a search rather than an empty page.

Figures as Keepa reported them on the day this page was last updated. Stock and pricing shift without warning.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 17 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

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