I have used this regularly and professionally for the last 8 years. It is super durable and protects wine through the rigors of intl. air travel including rough baggage handlers and hot weather summer trips to Africa, South of Italy, South of France, South of USA. Has some dents, but no breakage so far (knock on wood). Packing into a car for a road trip is a cinch. Cautions: *The wheel track would be much better if wider. It will tip over if you pull it overly fast on uneven surfaces, or turn too quickly. HOWEVER, once you realize its limits, and maneuver less aggressively you wont have any problems with tipping. *Locks are a waste of time. Don't bother. TSA locks are not approved for international travel anyway, and are an encumbrance considering all of todays airport security. Most people cant figure out how to open the case anyway, nor can they tell the difference between Mouton Cadet and Mouton Rothschild. *When full it is somewhat awkward to maneuver--a case of wine is heavy and bulky anyway you cut it, even with a sleek, full sized hand truck. But that is the trade off for its compact size for 12 bottles. More stable and easier to maneuver cases (like for professional sound equipment on concert tours) are much bigger and do not lend themselves to easy check-ins or tooling around your typical airport. *always fully close the pull handle when leaving with bell boys or checking, unless you want some baggage guy to break it off. Great equipment if used properly, within its limitations.

I have used to transport wine around the world when I travel and (touch wood) never any damage to the wine. Always get the question - whats in the box and no one can believe it is wine. Only problem I have had was that all the locks and the clips (4 of them) broke when the safe went through TSA screening (for international travel). They are very flimsy and snap immediately if knocked. Be very careful with that.

The 6 and 12 bottle sizes of the aluminum wine vault (FAA approved) surpassed all expectation. Adapt to the foibles bottle shape effortlessly. Used 25 plus flights later, perform like first flight. In spite of what wine bottles weigh, easy to handle / well designed. In a pinch I have used both for stem ware and fine art successfully, just added foam. When the budget allows, I'll purchase a spare/back-up.

Love this travel case for our wines. I have only one problem with it, the pull up handle malfunctions. Other than that we can get our wines to the destination as a checked piece of luggage...Always getting people to ask "what's inside that silver box?"

Very nice purchase - just hope it holds up against the FAA baggage handlers!

Great for traveling with wine on the airlines. Used it for a wine trip last March and drank the 6 bottle it contained and refilled it for the return trip. All bottles came through without any problems.

I labled the case with "TSA002" and used TSA approved locks to secure it. Locks ($12) broke 2x either by TSA or rough baggage handling. The butterfly clips broke 3x by rough baggage handling and were repaired by the Mfg+shipping charges. Case tips over easily-wheels could be larger. 36 bottles transported none stolen or broken.

This piece of luggage frequently tips over, hurting the person pulling the case and shaking up the wine. It is safer and easier to use a cardboard wine case in a duffel bag. (This case has styrofoam inside, as do cardboard wine cases.) We will return ours and replace it when a decent product comes on the market.