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So, my son started band this year and decided on percussion. We bought a used beginner percussion kit - with a small set of bells and a practice pad (and mallets and sticks).

The other day I discovered he has been dragging it on the floor at school because it's heavy. I had a pretty good talk with him about how long he would have to save his small allowance to pay for a replacement case.

So after the talk, and throwing some numbers out to him that I completely pulled out of my butt, today I decided to check on the internet to see what a replacement case/bag would cost.

I can't find one anywhere. Maybe it's because the beginner kits, when used, sell at a pretty low price point so there's no market for a replacement case/bag.

Anybody able to shed any additional light on this topic?
Thanks!

Thanks!

Just call up your favorite music store that's regularly deals in the student percussion kits. These bags are readily available (from Ludwig, Pearl, Yamaha, Vic Firth, etc.) with wheels and a retractable handle, like most modern suitcases.
http://www.ludwig-drums.com/edkits_bellkits.php" target="_blank
It'll be much easier for your little guy to haul around.

You could always just add wheels to the percussion case you have.
Here's a site I used when I needed to replace the wheels on my tuba case: http://www.hardwareelf.com/elf/wheels.jsp

Thanks to all for the suggestions. Unfortunately Mrs. Bloke's inventory was all spoken for when I called, but then I decided to spend a little extra and get the guy a bag with wheels. Yeah, I remember walking to school and home with a tuba case with no wheels. And I remember that it sucked.

If anybody else is in my predicament, Brooks Mays online sells a bag with wheels for sixty bucks.