I have this cart a year now and I've had no problem with it. We do about two gigs a month. For me it holds 3 cymbal stands, hi-hat stand, snare stand, floor tom legs, music stand, cowbell and stand, met clamp, bass-drum pedal and beater - I think that's all - and it's still not full. The only problem is that it's very heavy when it's full. But it has handles and straps at each end so that two people can lift it in and out of the car. If I'm on my own, I take a few stands out, lift it into the boot, and put the stands back in. That takes about a minute, but saves wrecking my back.