janeray1940
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A uke I recently acquired came with a Uke Crazy polyfoam case, which is a type of case I've never owned before (all of my cases are super heavy hard ones direct from Kamaka). I took it and another uke out today and got stuck walking from my car in a torrential hailstorm - I'm not kidding, I walked maybe 12 feet and was soaked to the bone when I arrived at my destination.
Being from Southern California, waterproofing never really factored into my case buying decisions. The uke was fine, but - the water brought out some really awful chemical off-gassing smell from the polyfoam case! As soon as I got home I dug around for an extra hardshell case I knew I had stashed in the attic, and luckily the new uke fits fine. So all's well that ends well, I guess - I'm just glad I learned this little lesson before ordering a few more of those polyfoam cases - I was really enjoying how lightweight they are and I love the storage pocket on the outside.
The smell, though - not so much
Being from Southern California, waterproofing never really factored into my case buying decisions. The uke was fine, but - the water brought out some really awful chemical off-gassing smell from the polyfoam case! As soon as I got home I dug around for an extra hardshell case I knew I had stashed in the attic, and luckily the new uke fits fine. So all's well that ends well, I guess - I'm just glad I learned this little lesson before ordering a few more of those polyfoam cases - I was really enjoying how lightweight they are and I love the storage pocket on the outside.
The smell, though - not so much