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At a wedding I will have over $30,000 in equipment in the trunk of my car. I use multiple shoulder bags, the Tamrac rolling case, and one Pelcan 1620.
The Pelican is used for my Quantum flash kit (two Qflash, two battery packs, FreeXwire transmitters and cables, softboxes, hoods, etc.) and it gets hauled to where the group photos will be taken and then my assistant puts it back in the trunk. The Pelican when empty weighs 13 lbs which is not trivial. I got the case without the wheels and use a luggage cart which has larger wheels and a longer handle as the wheels on the hard cases work only on smooth hard surfaces and are terrible on carpet, grass, dirt, and many other surfaces I encounter at venues.
For my personal photography in the field I use a small and a large backpack as they are better for carrying the loads involved and for strapping a tripod and carrying a water bottle. Both backpacks can be laid on a back seat to access gear and transported either upright behind a front seat or on their backs in the trunk.
A hard case would provide no additional benefit and I would have to take whatever was in it and move it to a backpack or shoulder bag each time I stopped someplace and then put it back when I got back to the car. Doing this exposes my gear to the elements and to the eyes of people seeing me leave the car with the hard case inside. Even if the case was empty there would still be the damage to my car. Much better if at a trailhead they see me pull the backpack or bag from the backseat area and walk off with it.
I do have a hard case for my 500mm f4 lens and it is large enough to hold the lens when mounted to a camera. I use it when shooting from my kayak or an inflatable.
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