I had this problem and in the end I got a Matchbox S-Class and an older Pyramid in the end. The box is well built, small, light and compact, easy to carry and has about the right amount of space for what I need. I don’t have the base unit on it often as I carry all my rods made up and feeders, floats and cattys in my carryall and it can be made even lighter by not taking the footplate. Thats what I am using now and I have had a Rive ST, Preston Spacestation, Maver MX3000, Milo 1000 and Brilo Scotthorne boxes over the past few years and struggled with the size of them.