Pelican air 1745 vs kuiu hard case

[wysongdog]

Has anyone had their hands on these cases side by side? Wife is getting me one of them for Father’s Day for my upcoming Africa trip. Thanks

 

[JK47]

I haven’t had my hands on the Kuiu, but I own a Pelican 1745.

I bought it since I have another Air case and love it as well. As for the bow case, I don’t have anything bad to say about it. When it arrived at the house, I unboxed it and started doing jumping jacks on it. You know….to test and see if it really is crush proof. Haha. It didn’t budge.

I was a little skeptical of the bungee/Molle retention system, but when you tighten it down, the bow doesn’t move at all. Then it has the padded flap that straps down also. Pelican did a good job and really thought out the storage stuff. Arrow tube holder, arrow slots and pockets and bags. It’s nice.

Edit: The Kuiu is made by SKB….speaking of SKB…..

SKB has a pretty nice case as well. I laid hands on it at the pro shop. Seemed pretty stout. Check those out if you haven’t.

 

[wysongdog]

Yeah I just saw that the kuiu is built my skb and they build bad a$$ cases

 

[JK47]

For sure. I wouldn’t hesitate to throw down on the SKB.

I don’t think you could go wrong with the Pelican or SKB, but the Kuiu looks like it’s lacking the storage options from looking at the pictures.

 

[wysongdog]

Yeah the skb has arrow holder in the bottom. I don’t see that in the kuiu. And that’s fairly handy

 

[entropy]

I haven't seen one in person, but I really like the idea of the Terraglide:

TERRAGLIDE

The Terraglide features a rigid, padded bottom that provides ideal storage for your bow, and still leaves ample room for the rest of your gear.

www.badlandsgear.com

I've had a Pelican for several years now, and it does the job.

 

[TheBootBowhunting]

I have both the Pelican 1745 and the SKB. The 1745 has more room if you are packing clothing and other gear. Its also just more case. As far as protection, flip a coin. They are both burly cases that can take what you throw at them. Id go with the 1745 if I just kept 1, but its close. The lid organization and the way I strap my arrow tube just works a bit better. I fill the other voids with clothing and gear to further protect the bow.

 

[KBC]

I haven’t seen the Kuiu but I have the pelican. I’ve flown with it and everything was fine. Lots of storage and well made, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy it again.

 

[MattB]

Amazing that the hard cases are both ~23#, that really limits how much extra gear you can put in them. The Terraglide (which I have used a ton) is #10 lighter.

On my SKB double bow case, I ripped the arrow holders out and put a compact MTM arrow case in its place. That is a WAY better option than using those arrow holders, which are useless with broadheads.

 

[wysongdog]

Amazing that the hard cases are both ~23#, that really limits how much extra gear you can put in them. The Terraglide (which I have used a ton) is #10 lighter.

On my SKB double bow case, I ripped the arrow holders out and put a compact MTM arrow case in its place. That is a WAY better option than using those arrow holders, which are useless with broadheads.

That’s a damn good idea. Hadn’t thought about that. Thank you!

 

[Axlrod]

wysongdog, I sent you a PM

 

[Butcher8]

Pelican air 1745 for sure.

 

[Crowmangler]

I was trying to decide between the Pelican 1745 & the SKB 4217-7 double bow case. (as stated above SKB make the Kuiu version).
Somewhere in the tons of stuff I read I saw a few pics & reviews of the 1745 where the bottom corner near the wheels cracked & each person said Pelican wouldn't replace it under their "lifetime" warranty. That was enough for me to go with the SKB which has an unconditional lifetime replacement guarantee plus $1,500 "insurance" to replace anything inside the case if it gets damaged.
The other major deciding factor was cost. $500 vs the SKB at $340. I found a link to an ebay listing where I got it for $288 shipped to my house.
I think it gives you way more options for storing other gear too.

 

[9.1]

Iwas looking at one of these to transport my bow and backup bow on trips. Is the Kuiu case just the SKB iSeries 4217-7 Double Bow / Rifle Case with a $210 Kuiu ram decal on it?

 

[Marble]

For sure. I wouldn’t hesitate to throw down on the SKB.

I don’t think you could go wrong with the Pelican or SKB, but the Kuiu looks like it’s lacking the storage options from looking at the pictures.

My wife and I both have the SKB. Very rugged, easy to tote and big enough to carry a 34" ATA bow.

I'm not familiar with the pelican. I have other pelican stuff, and it's very similar to the SKB.

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[JK47]

My wife and I both have the SKB. Very rugged, easy to tote and big enough to carry a 34" ATA bow.

I'm not familiar with the pelican. I have other pelican stuff, and it's very similar to the SKB.

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It seemed rugged enough when I handled one at the pro shop. Of course, it was right after I got my Pelican. Had I not ordered the 1745, I probably would have walked out with that SKB.

As far as Pelican, the Air cases are definitely lighter than their Vault series.

 

[wyodog]

I haven't had and experience with the KUIU but I have had great luck with the Pelican case.