My personal possessions...it's the one and only thing in my life that are below me lol. And yes I pull rank lol. Everything and everybody else in my life....I have to treat with kid gloves 24/7/365. Possessions have no feelings and it's the one and only thing in my life where I can say, hey it's easier for me this way. I just hate being run by possessions, not for me. Possessions get treated better than people most of the time, which is backwards to me, so unless it's causing real harm, which it hasn't in hundreds of gigs, whatever way is easiest for me to set up trumps all, especially if I worked that day.
Totally respect others decision tho. I did it for years. Bags and hard cases. Hard cases....what am I flying my kit around the world? No. I'm handling it, always. I have no time for overkill. Bags are easy. But they really only offer cosmetic protection, not shell crush protection. With a wrap, tough to scuff. You have to really mishandle them. Cymbals are different. They are irreplaceable. I'd die if I broke mine. They need a case. But drums? Just get more. There's 9 billion used drumsets out there.
And I'm not justifying myself at all lol.