Originally Posted by goalie
part of my rationale is that with six bottles, i'm trying to avoid the i/d checker at security not doing his/her job and telling my i have too many carry-ons as the bag-o-booze would be item #3 (wheels and briefcase for #'s 1 & 2) and i'll be "you know what'ed" if i'm gonna check bags
Obvious suggestion that I am confident that you have already considered...collapsable (roller bag?) for the individual items you are thinking about purchasing to put items in for "convenience".