I didn't want a full on heavy duty marine ply case as this would make the overall case to heavy. I wanted to house my stage box in a short mid section case. This does the job great. Yes it would have been nicer to have had rack strips and not rack rails, but as I only needed to use 4 bolts it wasn't too much hassel. The butterfly catches all work fine. The handles either side do the job. The front and back lids match up well. This case is good enough to protect my stage box and overall weight is manageable.