Originally Posted by mikelevitt

I know what you mean about the pelicans with foam. I have literally dozens of them for various camera and lighting items. They are great for general transport, and hold up great on the plane and provide plenty of protection. But the problem is that they are very heavy, and you can only put one of those flimsy TSA combo locks on it. Unfortunately, you can break one of those locks in one second with a screwdriver, so it is not really like having a lock at all. But I still occasionally use them for flying.

I'm still using the aluminum topas for my clothes, not cameras. It's been great, but one of the latches has begun popping open even when locked. Luckily, it hasn't been torn off yet, but I am expecting one of these days that might happen.

But just for reference, I've probably flown it 75,000 miles at this point, so it's had some wear. More dents and scratches too, but nothing huge. Hinge and seal, handle and wheels still fine.