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meverylame:
So I've been a freelance guy for the last couple of years and have my own private little mix room which is great but unfortunately the nature of my work isn't really lending it to that anymore. So I've been thinking about selling my console and taking this show on the road. Anyway I've been snagging up quality ATA shockmount cases everytime I see one though I'm starting to see ALL the potential downfalls of this setup. For those that travel LONG distances with gear.. How do you move it around and any tips on keeping my gear safe?

Jim Williams:
1. Spares

2. Treat every screw with temp locktite.

3. Insurance

4. Spares

5. Full toolkit and the ability to fix your broken stuff on location

Podgorny:
Laptop.
Custom Road case for speakers.
Lots of packing blankets.
Molded plastic (Gator or SKB) cases for rackmounted gear.  In my experience, wooden cases can be prohibitively heavy when moving lots of gear around (and gear is heavy enough by itself).  Plus they interlock, so stacks of gear are not easily knocked over.
And most importantly, some sort of floater policy to cover your gear no matter where it is.

JohnTravis:
Having seen what a long trip and a bad fall can do to a Studer 800, I would highly recommend getting your stuff insured and also putting those 'tip and tell' things on it if it's going to be shipped by air. If it's going on a truck within your city, just be careful to know what's in each rack and let whoever's handling it know which ones they can stack and which ones they absolutely have to handle with kid gloves. Also make sure you have a way of stopping things from rolling and make sure if you aren't moving it yourself that everything has a case preferably with "this end up" written on it.

meverylame:
All super helpful tips guys! I would've never know about a lot of that. Here's one caveat I'm trying to figure out is really this... I'm based in Atlanta but I'm starting to work in California half the year and even a couple of days of rentals would probably be equal to my freight bill. How are you guys dealing with moving gear when its cross country? I just fed ex'ed myself a couple units this last run but when its a lot of stuff I'm sure there are more intelligent ways of doing it.

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