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Had this a few weeks now (bought in bobco Boxing Day sale and paid £72) and been out a few times with it.
I used to carry my top kits in a Drennan top kit tube, which has been great, however I also have four shalla 1.8m kits I leave rigs on. I used to store 2 in an extension and 2 in a slim tube. This wasn’t great and often found tangles and it was inconvenient/annoying. The guru case means all my kits are in one place which I like. There are 2 sides to the case with straps and I have in total around 16 kits, there is room for plenty more (and you could put spare 4ths or landing net handles in it). There is a full zip which Is very good quality. I’d say it’s fairly waterproof but in a deluge I suspect some water may inevitably get through the zips, but I have no concerns leaving it out whilst fishing. It’s easy to wipe clean. It’s around 1.95m long.
With the Drennan I could partially slide it out of my holdall (the guru pole holdall), unzip half and get the top kits I wanted out. You really need to get the whole guru case out of your holdall and open it fully to access your top kits. It fits snugly into my Guru pole holdall, but with the straps in the holdall and the handle in the x case (excellent clip handle) getting it in and out is a faff (you end up unzipping the whole holdall) and I have ended up carrying the x case separately. In fact I intend to try an old holdall which has side straps and a net for ready rods on the outside and I will use that for the x case (some irony for guru!).
The two sides of the x case don‘t always line up perfectly but I don’t see that as a problem (I saw a post where someone didn’t like this). i guess the perfect carrier would be like the snooker cue cases with metal hinges, suspect would be too heavy and expensive. The x case is lightweight but offers very good protection.
I think it’s a really well made and designed piece of kit and the benefits outweigh the disadvantages for me. There is a lot of value in a bunch of top kits and protecting them is important. I’ve seen a few for sale secondhand already (used once!) and guess it just depends what you carry and how and whether it works for you.
I would like to say well done to Guru for properly launching this product and by that I mean they have ensured there are enough on the market and getting hold of one is easy (loads on eBay). Often tackle companies launch something new, hype it up, then don’t supply enough and then people can’t get hold of it for ages. I’m thinking about things like the white MAP shalla kits which were launched, I missed the first batch and had to wait over 4 months to get one.
I used to carry my top kits in a Drennan top kit tube, which has been great, however I also have four shalla 1.8m kits I leave rigs on. I used to store 2 in an extension and 2 in a slim tube. This wasn’t great and often found tangles and it was inconvenient/annoying. The guru case means all my kits are in one place which I like. There are 2 sides to the case with straps and I have in total around 16 kits, there is room for plenty more (and you could put spare 4ths or landing net handles in it). There is a full zip which Is very good quality. I’d say it’s fairly waterproof but in a deluge I suspect some water may inevitably get through the zips, but I have no concerns leaving it out whilst fishing. It’s easy to wipe clean. It’s around 1.95m long.
With the Drennan I could partially slide it out of my holdall (the guru pole holdall), unzip half and get the top kits I wanted out. You really need to get the whole guru case out of your holdall and open it fully to access your top kits. It fits snugly into my Guru pole holdall, but with the straps in the holdall and the handle in the x case (excellent clip handle) getting it in and out is a faff (you end up unzipping the whole holdall) and I have ended up carrying the x case separately. In fact I intend to try an old holdall which has side straps and a net for ready rods on the outside and I will use that for the x case (some irony for guru!).
The two sides of the x case don‘t always line up perfectly but I don’t see that as a problem (I saw a post where someone didn’t like this). i guess the perfect carrier would be like the snooker cue cases with metal hinges, suspect would be too heavy and expensive. The x case is lightweight but offers very good protection.
I think it’s a really well made and designed piece of kit and the benefits outweigh the disadvantages for me. There is a lot of value in a bunch of top kits and protecting them is important. I’ve seen a few for sale secondhand already (used once!) and guess it just depends what you carry and how and whether it works for you.
I would like to say well done to Guru for properly launching this product and by that I mean they have ensured there are enough on the market and getting hold of one is easy (loads on eBay). Often tackle companies launch something new, hype it up, then don’t supply enough and then people can’t get hold of it for ages. I’m thinking about things like the white MAP shalla kits which were launched, I missed the first batch and had to wait over 4 months to get one.