The TSA net worked for me...it was obvious that TSA had the whole mess out of the case and got it back together ok. I do recommend at least two of the internal braces, in case the gorrilla is on the baggage shift the day you travel. The wheels on the case work quite well so you can transit the airports with other baggage stacked atop the hard case. When you arrive then you can colapse other baggage and un-needed street clothing into the S&S case for storage.