it's not the kind of equipment that we would risk as hold baggage.
I never understand people who baby their equipment.
How do you think the equipment got to you in the first place other than in the hold of an aircraft, followed by the back of various delivery vans ?
How do you think people like broadcasters survive ? They dump practically everything in the hold because they've got little choice given the volumes involved.
Insurance and a modicum of intelligence when packing. You don't need Peli cases.