I had a solo gig instead of my normal duo gig with my wife. Here's a pic of the equipment cart. Only one trip from the van with... 2 speakers (RCF ART310a)... small bag for music and extra cables... small keyboard bag for my pocket trumpet/mixer/audio player/audio cables/power cables/pedal... keyboard (Yamaha Motif ES7)... double braced X stand with a microphone boom stand... music stand.

One trip... easy/quick set-up/quick tear down... one trip back to the van.

I've been using R&R R10/R8 carts since they came out for years....."don't leave home without one".....sometimes I see other acts "carrying gear" under their arms, no cases, no R&R and just shake my head and laugh..I would also suggest you move in the rear speaker and stand up the X stand and bungee it to the handle makes for less chance to have a slide off accident.
Keep a Bungee on-board just in case comes in very handy.

good luck with R&R a wise choice!!

One trip for me as well. The only difference is I modified the R-10 with a top rack that goes on in seconds. Also provides me with a great platform to work on during setups, by stacking all the assorted carrying bags inside the keyboard case, which has a plywood reinforced bottom.



The second tier I made is constructed from 2 one-inch diameter sections of box aluminum with slots cut in each end and fitted over the handles of the R&R. They're held in place with detent pins. Rock & Roller makes a top tier for their carts, but it's expensive, heavy and you must put the cart on it's side to attach it. Mine is less expensive, lightweight, takes up no room in the van and takes two seconds to attach.

WTG Gary!! Ill try to take a pic of my R&R when I get to today's gig which should be interesting a "YIDDISH' Halloween party..lol......Keep on Rollin' On baby!!

I would take a picture of mine, but it's in the depths of the garage somewhere. I built the top rack as Gary suggested. Works great.
However I seldom use it. It only takes me a couple of trips using my rolling stool as a sort of a dolly or just carrying things. Everything is so light these days, except the cart; it may be the heaviest piece of gear I own.
All I have are two Bose Compacts, a keyboard bag and ultra-light aluminum tube stand that simply folds open or closed. Just about everywhere I play it's only a few steps from car to stage.
Mic boom is on the stand already. Cables are in the bags.
I do use the cart at Barksdale AFB and a couple of other venues where a longer carry is involved.
I can be playing within 10 minutes of arrival, although I allow at least 30 minutes just in case.
DonM

Same here, Don - I always allow 30 minutes, just to be on the safe side.

Gary

more then one trip is TOO MUCH I say!

I bought this folding cart from Costco that does the job. It's a fair weight, but it's built like a battleship and takes all our gear except my keyboard, which is in its own wheeled case. My Pa1xPro in it's case would be too long for the cart, anyway. Amen to the bungee cords.
http://t.costco.ca/2-in-1-Steel-Hand-Truck.product.100082893.html

So it's one trip for the two of us.

Yikes that thing looks like it weighs a ton & its big to transport for sure.. the R&R models are made for musicians gigging I've found nothing to compare. btw why would you pax pro be too long for the R10?

http://rocknroller-multicart.myshopify.com/

In its wheeled Gator case, the length is 59" - it might have fit on the biggest cart they make, but it's on wheels already, so . . .

Yep, it's no lightweight, but all our gear goes in the back of our trusty ol' 1997 Jimmy.