"And in this corner, the "Roadie" from nycase co out of Holbrook, NY ... weighing in at just over 19 lbs ..."

It IS sturdy, has made a couple of plane trips, countless trips in the closed pick-up, and numerous car trips ... all unscathed ...
And nycase did a great job of making it to the kn6000 specs and getting it to me on short notice ...