Joel
With none of my scopes have I bothered with cases for transport, more trouble than it is worth.
I see you are in Melbourne, if you are looking for a dark sky, would you be interested in the Snake Valley Astro Camp in March. It is just outside Ballarat and info can be found here
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...d.php?t=130984
Cheers
Malcolm