Customer Reviews

Plano 3701 Size Prolatch with Adjustable Dividers

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THis is perfect for those games that have a lot of different "chits". Like Federation and Empire, Europa games, Lock-n-Load Series Games, Advance Squad Leader, etc.

It is about 2/3 if not a little less thickness of a normal Plano Clear Tackle box and is the length and width as a the large boxes. PLUS five rows!!! Four of the rows can have up to seven separate compartments and the fifth row, at the front, can have six compartments.

The lid is held down securly with two latches and the lid make a pretty good seal so the "chits" do not mix.

I am going to post some pictures on Board Game Geek here soon specifically for Federation and Empire so people can get an idea of them since the pictures here are not that good.

Sean

As always, Plano makes great plastic storage boxes. I use mine to store my hardware like screws, nuts, bolts, etc.. Able to make your compartments bigger if needed with the supplied inserts. Just find the size box you need and your good to go. Plastic is strong enough that sharp objects won't poke through under normal wear. The latches on them also hold the lid tight and are strong themselves.

The only thing that would make this better is if you could adjust the compartments vertically as well as horizontally. But not always can you have your cake and eat it too. Especially for this price as the big Mart store has a few but are smaller and more expensive! If you add these boxes on to another purchase, that total over your $25 for the super-saver discount, you won't pay your shipping on them either.

The finish on these is a bit rough - I had to trim flashing on the compartment dividers, but once trimmed, these all fit correctly and tightly. A good box. For the price, I don't mind having to do a little work up front to make things fit right.

This product along with the other Plano items i own is perfect for keeping hex and counter wargame pieces. I bought these specifically for Adanvanced Squad Leader pieces because there are templates on Board Game Geek ([...]) and on the Texas ASL players website. These templates create labels/sheets of paper that you can apply to the lids to help you organize your pieces.

I'm only playing ASLSK and 3 boxes are "required" to fit all the pieces for these 3 games.

The plano boxes have nice dividers and the lid provides a tight fit.

The case itself is fine, but the amount of dividers pieces they include is very hit or miss. I ordered six of these. The first 2 that I used had the correct number of divider pieces, the next 2 was short 3 divider pieces each, the last 2 had 1 extra divider pieces each. Product is made just fine, just need a little better quality control at the manufacturing plant.

I do a lot of beading - have MANY different kinds of beads in several types of boxes, including some really tiny beads that roll like the dickens.

PROS:

- adjustable partitions are a nice feature

- shallow compartments mean I don't have to fish as deeply for tiny items- rounded tray bottoms make it easier to get tiny things out
- I have the older type with a simpler latch but it is still a good closure, positive snap so you know when it is really latched, almost impossible to accidentally dislodge

CON (only one!):

- the dividers DO tend to slip up at times and mix contents of adjacent compartments - a little sticky stuff or slightly thicker dividers or snugger grooves might be a good idea.

STILL one of my favorite boxes and I want to pick up another one or two - which is why I was at this site.

Good Product. Unlike most boxes out there this one comes with enough dividers to do the whole box. Only down side is the latches occasionally slip off when the top is open. They easily pop back in though.

For a girl who needs a cheap and easy way to organize a lot of necklaces, rings, and small-medium size earrings, this is a good box to have.

- Its clear exterior allows me to see right though the box making picking and choosing a lot easier.
- Its large size it can hold A LOT of different small to medium size items.
- Since it is adjustable you can fit larger chain necklaces or pendants.
- The compartments are very tightly sealed so you don't have to worry about fine chains or beads slipping over to the neighboring compartment and become entangled. (I have dropped this box, flipped it upside down and things stay in their compartment)
- It is very durable.

But, if you are planning to hold large bulky pendants or giant earrings, this box may not be for you. Even though the compartments are adjustable you still have fixed columns in the box. Ideally this box is for chain necklaces, chain bracelets, earrings and rings. It is cable of fitting dog tag size items in the box without using more than 1 compartment, but don't expect to fit your bangles or big hoop earrings in there.

Overall, this is a larger box, so it won't give you the petite look that you may seek in something that is meant to hold accessories. But it does a great job in organizing your stuff and keeping everything separate.

I bought this to consolidate my family's board game, Carcassonne, and all its pieces into a single case. However, this box is too shallow to hold the game tiles. Do NOT buy this product to use as a storage case for this tile-based board game.

I have bought about 9 of these so far and plan to buy more. I use them to store my long feathers for hair extensions and they are the perfect length! They are also really thin which is great because these skinny feather don't take up much space and other tackle boxes I've use had WAT too much space in each section that I wasn't using and the thicker boxes took up more space in my studio. These Plano 3701 boxes are awesome!