I suggest you spend a little more and replace the plastic connectors on the rack with Gibraltar tube connectors, then the rack can be torn down and reassembled quick and easy. I have the chrome but they come in black if preferred.You can leave the Tom mounts and cable snake on the cross tubes as well. Just remove toms,cymbals, module and booms then put rack parts, hihat stand and cymbals booms in a hardware box. As for the pads, I use thin mattress foam like Walmart carries and created partitions between the pads and for flooring in another box, placing the pads upwright on their sides not flat or stacked.Bass drum is layed flat on foam, with cymbals flat on top of bass drum with foam in between them. Pelican camera case for the module. My bass drum double pedal came with its own case. You can make the boxes out of thin 1/8” plywood and 1x2’s for a LOT cheaper than buying cases and make them to fit your gear exactly. Caster wheels at one end and rope handle on the other works well. Piano hinge the lid and foot locker type latch with pad lock to keep it closed. Just build a frame with the 1x2’s and cut the plywood to match. Use Liquids nails and screws to assemble. Line it with the foam and cut partition pieces. No worries.