Storage/Protection for 4x5 Burke and James Orbit or Similar

I've had my Burke and James Orbit for about a year now. No real way to store it, so it sits around in various places. I have looked at toolboxes as a possibility but with the awkward size of the camera I haven't found one that would work. Yesterday I was in Lowes and saw a canvas tool bag that would almost work. Today I went to Walmart and found a duffel bag with wheels that will work. Below are some pictures. I added some cardboard on each end to give it a little more protection. With the wheel assembly, the bottom is stiff and has good support for the camera. It does have lots of extra space for film holders and other stuff. For now, I am storing my homemade pinhole camera in it as well. This is not a solution for a professional who uses a camera like this day in and day out. Since I don't use my 4x5 that much - I think it will work well.

Storage Cases for Fluorescent Photo Bulbs

How do you store the fluorescent bulbs for photographic lighting? I started by using the boxes they were shipped in, including the Styrofoam protective sleeves. After a while, these wore out so I looked for another solution. I wanted a substantial case - but reasonably priced. I found one at Amazon. It is a  Zeikos ZE-HC36 Medium Hard Case which sells for $40. It has foam inserts with the removable blocks so you can customize the fit. The case was shipped in a fairly thin box with some thin bubble wrap wrapped around it. It has a dent in one place. It doesn't affect the operation so I am not going through the hassle to return it. I was able to make a home for three  85 watt daylight fluorescent bulbs. I haven't field tested this setup yet but I believe it is going to suffice for my needs.

Here is an image of the lights in the case and a closeup of the ding provided by the poorly boxed shipping method.

              

Digital photo blues

I am currently struggling with what to do with all my digital photo files. I am certain that if I was shooting film I would not have near the number of photos, hence the title: Digital Photo Blues. My backup procedure has been as follows: 1) backup to internal HD, 2) backup to external HD for home, and 3) backup to portable drive for offsite storage.The problem now is that only my internal HD is capable of backing up my entire photo library. The external HD's that I was using are now too small.Do I upgrade to 1T drives for the external drives? Both external drive boxes have the IDE interface. So instead of just upgrading the HD's I need to get new SATA enclosures. This increases my overall costs and renders the existing boxes pretty much useless. And how long will the 1T drives last? At the rate I am going, maybe for 3 yrs. Then I will have to upgrade again. I've looked at storage devices like the Drobo, which would allow me to continue using some of my existing drives, but it doesn't solve the offsite storage dillema. If all my existing HD's were SATA drives, then Drobo would probably make the most sense. A Drobo loaded with four 1T drives would cost around $1000. That's a lot of money indeed. So for now, I have 1 backup onsite and no offsite backup. I don't feel good about it. What would you do?