Les B...Yeah, I've heard that advice and it's good. I've used guitar cases to carry lots of non-guitar stuff over the years, including fishing rods.

Re: Fort case...I had one of the first generation and it quickly punctured (I think a mic stand did it) and seemed to reseal but it didn't make me confident, and the velcro latched failed often or tore open. The current ones like Clinton mentioned seem much much better with zipper and pockets etc...a friend swears by his. Light too!

Peace, Mooh.