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Well, the planned second Oberon won't be happening this week after all.
The last few days have been bad symptoms-wise, and I discovered a new issue with my current carrying setup for the K2. I'd been using my Oberon, with a BorsaBella bag (either the travel or large Kindle bag), tucked inside a purse. Well, I'd only tried that combo with two purses previously--the weather today was seriously crappy, and I swapped purses so the K2 would have extra protection against a pretty nasty downpour. Unfortunately, I had no idea just how heavy that leather purse itself was compared with the light cotton one I was using previously. With my fatigue levels as high as they are currently, I couldn't handle the additional weight of the K2 + cover well. Literally, the fatigue was so bad that when I took the Kindle out to show someone, I had to remove it from the Oberon to handle it without shaking, and I've been unable to read it in the cover all afternoon due to the weight.
Obviously, like any good accessorizer, I'm not getting rid of my purse collection yet! Not every day is this bad physically. But for the ones that are, now I'm thinking about possible lighter weight ways of protecting the K2 in a purse or backpack without adding the significant weight (nearly 10 oz.) of the Oberon. The problem I'm having is that the lightest weight options leave me pretty queasy about the level of protection for the Kindle screen. Other contents of the purse are already pared way down, I've never carried a large purse in my life, so I've never been able to carry really massive amounts of stuff.
By weight, the lightest options I've found are:
Amazon cover (about 6.5 oz--over a quarter pound)
Waterfield slip case (this is the smallest case they make, a little over 3 oz.)
BorsaBella naked Kindle sleeve (probably the same or less than the Waterfield, since the Waterfield has plastic protectors as well as padding)
Each of these options has some serious drawbacks to my eyes--namely, I doubt the two sleeves are truly more than cosmetic when it comes to protecting the screen against any kind of bump, especially the BorsaBella; the Waterfield has nothing to close the opening, and the Amazon cover has both a reputation for poor quality and no ability to protect against anything slipping between the cover & screen--so I'd probably only be happy carrying it in a case, thus adding more weight.
Are there options I'm missing? Opinions on any of the three--especially from anyone who's used the Waterfield slip case over time, as I'm the least familiar with it (the sleeve and travel cases are out due to both physical size & weight--at those numbers, I might as well stay with what I have & just give up carrying the Kindle!). Any other options I've missed? Or am I just overthinking the whole thing and the screen will be fine?
The last few days have been bad symptoms-wise, and I discovered a new issue with my current carrying setup for the K2. I'd been using my Oberon, with a BorsaBella bag (either the travel or large Kindle bag), tucked inside a purse. Well, I'd only tried that combo with two purses previously--the weather today was seriously crappy, and I swapped purses so the K2 would have extra protection against a pretty nasty downpour. Unfortunately, I had no idea just how heavy that leather purse itself was compared with the light cotton one I was using previously. With my fatigue levels as high as they are currently, I couldn't handle the additional weight of the K2 + cover well. Literally, the fatigue was so bad that when I took the Kindle out to show someone, I had to remove it from the Oberon to handle it without shaking, and I've been unable to read it in the cover all afternoon due to the weight.
Obviously, like any good accessorizer, I'm not getting rid of my purse collection yet! Not every day is this bad physically. But for the ones that are, now I'm thinking about possible lighter weight ways of protecting the K2 in a purse or backpack without adding the significant weight (nearly 10 oz.) of the Oberon. The problem I'm having is that the lightest weight options leave me pretty queasy about the level of protection for the Kindle screen. Other contents of the purse are already pared way down, I've never carried a large purse in my life, so I've never been able to carry really massive amounts of stuff.
By weight, the lightest options I've found are:
Amazon cover (about 6.5 oz--over a quarter pound)
Waterfield slip case (this is the smallest case they make, a little over 3 oz.)
BorsaBella naked Kindle sleeve (probably the same or less than the Waterfield, since the Waterfield has plastic protectors as well as padding)
Each of these options has some serious drawbacks to my eyes--namely, I doubt the two sleeves are truly more than cosmetic when it comes to protecting the screen against any kind of bump, especially the BorsaBella; the Waterfield has nothing to close the opening, and the Amazon cover has both a reputation for poor quality and no ability to protect against anything slipping between the cover & screen--so I'd probably only be happy carrying it in a case, thus adding more weight.
Are there options I'm missing? Opinions on any of the three--especially from anyone who's used the Waterfield slip case over time, as I'm the least familiar with it (the sleeve and travel cases are out due to both physical size & weight--at those numbers, I might as well stay with what I have & just give up carrying the Kindle!). Any other options I've missed? Or am I just overthinking the whole thing and the screen will be fine?