Sportube Series 3 Cabin Cruiser Wheeled/Padded Carry On Boot Bag

I purchased the product before cross-country travel with my set of skis, originally 156 cm skis,and then moved to 175cm skis in the past year. The product came with a lock, hand strap, two break retainers, and bag. The bag doesn't fit the same way it would in the Series 2 dual ski carrier, so it's not as useful, but you can always use it somewhere else. The retainers, hand strap, and the case itself all work well. The case has little cosmetic and no functional damage from 3 cross-country flights. I've also used it to store my gear over the summer (make sure it's completely dry and over-wax your edges first). The tube does condense down to a fairly small size when empty; this is not only useful for storing at home but sometimes for use in a vehicle. Upon arrival at the airport in Colorado, I realized the car I was given didn't have a fold-down rear seat but rather a small slot, which my skis would fit through, but the tube would not. I took the skis out, collapsed the tube, and threw it in the foot well of the back seat without issue.An important note, make sure you measure your skis in width and height (base to top of binding) and cross reference with their website. Length is not usually an issue,as you can go from 122 to 212cm. The tube is rectangular in cross section and skis can be rotated 90 degrees depending on binding height and width. The wider the skis are, the shorter the bindings would need to be. If you cannot fit your skis through a box of 168mm x 140mm, don't buy this product! Go to a different size, like the tube 2 or 3, or a different product all together. When you get the product, check to make sure your skis fit BEFORE you need to use it, run out of return time, etc.If your skis fit the tube (and most do), it's a great product and I recommend it for anyone with needs to travel with skis by air/train/bed of a truck/etc,

I've used this to haul my spearfishing equipment to a few different locations now. I have had no issues with equipment damage, the wheels remain nice and smooth, and the adjustable size has made transporting a 110cm roller, long dive fins, and a host of usual equipment no problem.I don't travel with dive weights, but i'd be hesitant because the material isn't super rigid and those weights are very dense and could cause problems if your luggage is tossed around--which I always assume is going to be the case

Got myself and family, all our skis, and most our gear into two containers (5 people total). We had 4 ski pairs and a snowboard. The length adjusts well and locks worked great.I would advise (a) extra wrapping [I used cardboard to protect the ends/edges] and (b) unload quick/load dry [we were rushed loading and had rust on our edges, but that goes to show how good the case is at keeping stuff our because that bit of moisture we missed was kept in].

We use this ski case when traveling out west. We put a note on the case to instruct/remind TSA to replace the clips/lock so that the case doesn't come apart. But that's more a review/fault of our TSA agents, not the case! The same thing could happen for a soft ski bag - TSA could forget to zip the bag - so I don't think it's fair to discount the product design/quality.The accessories that come with the tube are really helpful, we were able to pack a bunch of ski gear into it with our skis. One piece of advice - put the gear in the side of the tube where the wheels are so it's not as heavy to lift/hold when you are pulling it!When we flew out of JFK on Delta first class, their ONLY elevator was broken!!! While it was annoying to carry all of our bags up two flights of stairs, the sport tube was simple, I just picked it up so it was vertical and carried it up easily. I was shocked how much easier it was to handle on stairs than the suitcases we were using.Last bit of advise - be careful when choosing your rental car - even with fold down seats the tube did not fit in my wife's Camry. Luckly I tested this before our trip to the airport and was prepared with a few rubber bungee cords and her ski rack. It did fit perfectly in the 4-door wrangler we rented.

Had trouble fitting my husband's Rossignol experience 180 length with these dimensions 135/88/124. Couldn't place bindings offset stacked as normally done with sportube. Had to put binding behind each other which made the tube much longer and not quite as sturdy. it worked barely. Hope it won't give TSA trouble like this. I guess I could have gone with a double but that would have been too big for one set. Maybe a double would hold my ski's also which are much smaller. I thought having a single tube for each person was easier to manage walking and lifting. My son's single tube was easy to manage for anyone in the family by themselves. Had not contemplated placing 4 single tubes on top of car. Might be better to have 2 doubles in that case.......

This is the first time i write a review. I am doing so because of the outstanding quality of this product and, just as meaningfully (to me at least) the unbelievably first rate customer service of this company.Starting with the product. I now own a series 2 and a series 3. Also, I still own the Trico Bike case I purchased 19 years ago and it has survived countless trips/airlines. Still good to go today.But back to the sportube. In the series two, i can fit two pairs of skis, poles and one pair of boots (smallish/my wife's). In the series 3 I can fit two pairs of skis, poles and boots. total weight 64 lbs, which works fine for me because of my frequent flyer status allows me 70 lbs bag free.Last but not least, customer service is phenomenal. I will not go over the details but the folks in Avon CO (Boyken et al.) are first class.

Taken it on two ski holidays so far and its holding up well. Does weigh a bit and can be a bit unwieldly, but definitely worth the hassle! On my return flight to Luton, i could see the baggage people loading them onto the conveyor belt, throwing everything a good meter in the air, skis might not have been in a great condition if i had used any other bag!!Side note: I would recommend putting a bit of sponge at either end of the box for a bit of extra padding

Great way to take your skis and other equipment with you. Slight design fault with the rollers as they are only slightly 'higher' than the bottom of the tube, the bottom tends to hit the ground if its uneven and when there is a level change. Hearing the bottom of the tube scratching and hitting the tarmac as you pull it along is extremely annoying and disappointing as everything else is great. The hard plastic gives good protection to the equipment inside, the design comes in various sizes to suit your equipment. I really hope the makers redesign the rollers and then it will be perfect !(I had to exchange the 1st one, the 2nd one was slightly better).

Excellent - will take skis over 2m long and 140mm wide easily. If you use quiver killers or the like then it’ll take two pairs plus the detached bindings and your poles and still be under the 15kg limit that many airlines put on ski bags now. Hard case affords much better ski edge protection (my race skis got dinged in a soft bag and were irrepairable). I’ll never go back to soft ski cases. Came with padlock and drag handle.

looks very durable and practical . Made in USA and not in China. Your could load 3 pairs of ski if they will be all 3 160 -156 cm . Otherwise will be over 32 kg and you have to pay for over weight . I have 2 pairs 164 cm and one 152 . All 3 pairs with pools are 30.6 kg

Great for my double bass... (It is a VERY small double bass) - and will also be useful for skis.Well made, good value at this price, and the combination lock, pull handle, and bag all included increase the value.(NB - although the picture includes a shoulder strap, there was NOT a shoulder strap in the package I received...)Added comment; yes, it will take a pair of Alpine skis (and I sneaked a pair of bindingless Telemark skis in, too - that makes it a VERY tight fit...)