Congo Carrier Straps for Hard Instrument Cases

I have a great hard case for my acoustic electric guitar that I love, but it's heavy and hard to carry. I often carry it on public transit and I was getting tired of lugging it around with the handle. My arms and shoulders would start aching after just a few minutes and I'd have to keep switching hands. By the time I got to my rehearsal I'd have trigger points in my upper back and arms that would persist for days.I picked this up and took it to rehearsal tonight. What a difference. It was a relief to carry my guitar on my back with my hands free and I was amazed at how light it felt.They product seems well made and securely stitched. It even comes with a couple extra strap adjusters in case you lose one. The shoulder straps are nicely padded with d-rings for hanging extra gear from and I was surprised to find that it has an elasticated chest strap like you find on higher end backpacks. The loop for hoisting the case up onto your back works well and makes carrying it easy.It takes a few minutes to set it up the first time and get everything adjusted, but after that it only takes a few seconds and a couple quick release clips to get the straps on and off your case.No complaints whatsoever. In fact, I'd like to see a bigger size for bigger instruments like cellos. As it is, I think you could carry some decent sized cases with this, or even a small amp or monitor.I'm super pleased with this, especially at the price. It would make a great gift for a musician as well.

I have a nice and small Steinberger bass in a hard case. It's light and comfortable to carry. However, my combo amplifier, GK MB-115, is kind of a boxy and clumsy to carry. While it's not so heavy, it's deep. So even though I can lift it up with one hand, I cannot carry it. It pushes against my leg and hits it with every step. The only way to carry my combo is with my two arms hugging it around. So every time I go for a gig, I have to go back and forth twice: first to carry the bass and then to carry the combo. It means I go twice to load my gear to the car, go twice to unload my gear from the car to the event, go twice to load my gear from the event to the car, and twice again to unload it from the car back to the house. A nightmare. Now, with this Congo, I'm carrying my bass on my back and my combo in my arms. The Congo saves me 50% of my carry time! It's easy and quick to handle. Amazing how so simple and affordable accessory can save so much headache and time! Highly recommended.

It's a nice product as long as you would never have to take it off and put on again in a busy airport. i practiced removing and replacing it several times, and it is still slow and complicated. I would only need to use this when flying on airlines. You can get through TSA ok, but you won't be able to leave it on when it goes on the airplane. The shoulder straps don't come off. There will be hanging straps. I had one loose strap on a United Airlines flight, and the baggage handlers cut it off. They would completely destroy this. Taking it off is easy, putting it on is hard. I can't imagine doing that in a busy airport.

With abit of tweaking we have made this work for my tiny 6th graders hard French Horn case. Her school doesn't allow backpacks in class so we have had to get creative with bags to carry everything she needs but still fits in her tiny locker. I didn't want the horn to be one more thing she had to try to figure out how to get on the bus and carry home. We just had to use a shoe string to tighten the inside straps to make this work for her and make it easy for her to lug her horn and all her school stuff home.

If you need to carry an instrument a long distance infrequently, these can turn a hard case into back pack easily. However, to put these on, carry my instrument to my lesson, take the instrument out, put it back in and out the straps back on to go home, I find these to be quite the hassle.I'm getting a padded gig with attached straps for music lessons (I have some issues that prevent me from carrying my instrument with a single handle at this time). It I ever get an expensive instrument, I'll get a nice hardshell case with attached straps.

For anyone wondering how small a case this thing can hold, I have a soprano sax case, 8”x5”x2’, and this holds the thing tight. That’s about a comparable size to a violin case. I’m pretty sure this thing can hold just about every instrument case other than a flute. But that would be funny.So I bike to school, and here I was carrying this thing duct taped to a backpack. Suffice it to say we ran outta duct tape. This is much better.😂

This strap is awesome. I tried a couple of soft cases with foam inserts but none seemed as secure as my hard case. Hard to travel with it though. While not the most comfortable because the case itself is so big, this strap system allows me to take my guitar anywhere without whacking into people with the case. I can carry it as a backpack or uprigh with the strap handle. Love, love love it!!!

I used this to carry an acoustic guitar on a recent Southwest flight. It was great for carrying a case in an airport; however, it is a bit clumsy to buckle on when you are ready to use it. Nevertheless, it does work, and if you are patient with it you can situate it just right for a small or medium hard case.