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SKB cases are light (if we're talking about the garden variety, non-shock mounted variety), but my experience is that above a 4U size they tend to warp with the weight of the gear. The latches can also come open if something hits them, and I've had a couple break over the years. I've found the 6U and smaller acceptable for local use, but I've never think of checking one. Have you ever watched luggage being loaded into an airplane? That's what they do when they think someone *might* see them. If you have to check your gear. I'd recommend going with a flight case and install rear supports on all the gear. Standard SKB cases are extremely prone to warping if they get dropped with a bunch of heavy gear mounted only to the front rack rails, since the aluminum frame handles most of the structural load. Unfortunately, much of the remaining load is handled by the front face plates of your gear. Unfortunately flight cases are neither light nor cheap, and don't provide perfect protection either, but that's as good as it gets if you need to check a rack. On 11/26/05, Rainer Thelonius Balthasar Straschill <rs@moinlabs.de> wrote: > Dear loopers, > > I'm thinking of assembling a small setup for my loop-based solo > ventures. As I do not want to drag huge amounts of stuff around when > travelling, the setup will be some like this: > > * centered around one rack, containing: > * AD/DA interface (Behringer ADA8000) > * laptop interface (RME digiface) > * controller box (Behringer BCR2000 in drawer) > * HD recorder (Fostex VR880) > * a small DI (Behringer DI20) to be transported in the rack > * laptop not to be transported in the rack, but to be put on top of > the rack during performance > * should be light and sturdy > > I've heard very positive things about SBK's racks. What are your > experiences with these, esp. with regard to the evils of airplane > baggage handling? Is the investment into the shock-mount variants > necessary? Any other brands worth looking at? > > Thanks, > > Rainer > >