I use Protection Racket bags and a cymbal bag. Only exception is if I have a double header with little time between gigs. Then I neatly place them so they can't bounce or roll around. Also, I don't let anyone help me if I'm moving my gear uncased.

Hard cases for everything. There was a time when I carried stands in a sea bag, but now I have hard cases for them also.

My friend Pete wraps his stands in towels before he puts them in the case. He had some Premier stands from 1960 that looked brand new.

This is my standard MO with a 4 piece 22" bass drum set. One trip, Love my little H&B fiber trap case for my 1400 cymbal stands and the rest of my hardware.

I've got a few cases.....

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Here is what the back of my truck looked like a few weeks ago for a drum rental. Three drummers, 3 sets of hardware, 4 snares, 1 kick, 2 rack toms and 2 floors....

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Here is what the carpet looked like....

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Depending on the transport.... but good quality soft bags.

Soft Bags into hard cases

Touring cases.

Nothing ever leaves the house without a case.

My transport situation is weak at best.

Ill fitting mix of bags and old hard cases. I bought some cheap bags and the zippers blew out so I keep hoping to find a good deal on cases or bags on Craigslist or Letgo... :(. Lame

When I got my first kit, I wrapped them in blankets and packed them snuggly in the trunk of my car. Since I've had high-end and/or vintage kits, I've always transported my drums in Humes and Berg Enduro or SKB hard cases. There was a short time that I had to transport my '67 Ludwigs in bags. Only 4 times have I ever transported my 26" RK bass drum with no case/bag - because I don't have one that big - which was on the way home when I got the kit and 3 times to church (1.2 miles) and back for special events. Even then, it was blanketed and wedged between the others in cases...and I drove about as cautiously as when I drove my first child home from the hospital. Cymbals are always in a case for road trips or bag for local travel...and always separated with dividers to prevent them rubbing against each other. Hardware is usually in a case. If I'm only carrying a few stands, they may be laid across the floorboard of my car or SUV.

I couldn't imagine just throwing my gear into a trailer to roll around like that. I couldn't bring myself to do that to a First Act kit, much less anything else.

Lynn

I still pile my hardware like cord wood- I'm just gentler now that I am collecting vintage red label Yamaha hardware. The irony there is this is heavier than the stuff I was using in the 80's!

The drums were using the original shipping boxes for a long time (I still have about half of them) with the drums wrapped in bath towels in each box. Now I have a collection of soft cases from several makers. The protection racket ones are quite nice and what I look for now (but the others are fine-Kases brand is one)

Snares usually ride in the passenger seat.

Cymbals used to stack in a hard case (my CB-700 student snare case) with a bolt in the lid. I'd stack the cymbals with a rag between each one. Now I have a fancy Zildjian bag and (I love these things) cymbags for each cymbal. I can't recommend them highly enough. I always handled my cymbals like records, never touching them on the grooves. The bags wrap the cymbal on the stand and any monkey can the put them in the bag. Great to keep a low profile on your expensive cymbals at amulti-drummer gig too. And quiet if they get bumped. I'm going to be ordering more to use for storage at home too. No dusting!!!