Why wouldn't it work out for him? Have you taken turtles with you traveling? I have a lot and I have not ever seen a stressed out turtle because of traveling. They sleep in that dark box.As a rule, you shouldn't ask for advice if you already have an answer in mind... especially if you're a novice and are asking significantly more experienced keepers.
I bet at this point, you wish you hadn't asked, since you were going to do it the way you were going to do it from the beginning anyway....
Fingers crossed it works out ok for your tort.
Jamie