iPhone 17/e/Air/Pro/Pro Max Cases

[Hooterville]

How's the smell of your Duraback version? Because my leather version has no smell aside from the typical Nomad leather smell.

That's wacked, never had any smell from any of my Noman rugged cases. He really threw me off with that bit.

 

[Zensō]

How's the smell of your Duraback version? Because my leather version has no smell aside from the typical Nomad leather smell.

I just sniffed mine. 😆 No smell…

 

[Zensō]

He mentions that the case popped off the phone on the first drop, but that was with the action camera attached to the back. The subsequent 61 drops without the camera attached were fine. He should have mentioned that the first drop was not indicative of an issue with the fit. That said, Nomad cases have always been on the loose side and could stand to fit tighter.

 

[Hooterville]

I just sniffed mine. 😆 No smell…

Yeah, I’m over here sniffing my rugged and nothing 🫪

 

[Hooterville]

Anyone here have the pleasure of sniffing a Vaja leather case fresh out of the box? Pure Heaven 😍

 

[cubbie5150]

Anyone here have the pleasure of sniffing a Vaja leather case fresh out of the box? Pure Heaven 😍

Yep...love their cases. They don't currently have one for the 17 Pro that I'm interested in, sadly (better for my wallet though).

 

[AnthroMatt]

I’m not upgrading 😩

Me either...I will either stick with my Air or get the Air 2 next year.

 

[Hooterville]

"Purple People Eater" is on the move 😁

 

[Zensō]

"Purple People Eater" is on the move 😁

That’s going to be wild on your orange phone. Looking forward to pics.

My black Paragon arrives this afternoon. I hope the sunken screen lip isn’t a total deal killer.

 

[Ava*]

Anyone here have the pleasure of sniffing a Vaja leather case fresh out of the box? Pure Heaven 😍

That's the first time I'm hearing about this case and... wow? Do you have one for the 17PM?

 

[Ava*]

He mentions that the case popped off the phone on the first drop, but that was with the action camera attached to the back. The subsequent 61 drops without the camera attached were fine. He should have mentioned that the first drop was not indicative of an issue with the fit. That said, Nomad cases have always been on the loose side and could stand to fit tighter.

He just posted a correction that the case slipped off the corner after the second drop. I’m not surprised, since the case is very easy to get on and off the phone. But it stayed on the phone for every drop after, which is still a good thing.

 

[Zensō]

Anyone here have the pleasure of sniffing a Vaja leather case fresh out of the box? Pure Heaven 😍

I had one back in the day when phones were tiny. Smelled like a fine leather wallet or handbag.

 

[Hooterville]

That's the first time I'm hearing about this case and... wow? Do you have one for the 17PM?

No, haven't had a Vaja case in years. Used to buy them several years back and the leather smell they produce is unbelievable. All this case sniffing had me thinking about Vaja cases of the past.

 

[Hooterville]

Vaja Buckler, WOW 🤪

Stainless $349.
Sterling $469.

 

[Ava*]

Vaja Buckler, WOW 🤪

Stainless $349.
Sterling $469.

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The non-custom version is not as expensive, but still… steep prices 🤑 It does look very cool, though.

 

[Zensō]

Paragon Precise. OK, I won the case Lotto—this one is perfect, no defects. I actually really like the feel, the same as last year, Caudabe’s best case IMO. Fortunately, with my UltraGlass screen protector, which is on the thin side, the screen is perfectly flush with the lip, which is acceptable to me and actually feels great. If the screen protector was a fraction of a millimeter thicker it would protrude beyond the lip—I got lucky this time. So overall, not disappointed, and it’ll most likely end up in the rotation.

And to the Mous haters—yes, the Paragon is more comfortable… lol.