Pelican Vault V800

Earls's Son · Apr 18, 2025

I'm planning on visiting the RSA in the next few weeks and have a question. Has anyone flown on United Airlines from the US to Johannesburg and transported their rifles in a Pelican V800 "Vault hard case ?? I cannot find the maximum size allowances on United's website. My second question is if you did use this case, and did they have an upcharge for this exact case, last year I used my Pelican 1750 (approx. 4" shorter) and there wasn't a problem or additional charges. I don't want to get there only to find out I'm being charged for an "oversized" item especially when this is an international flight. Thank you in advance for taking the time to provide and information that you can.

kdenn · Apr 18, 2025

Used a Pelican V800 on United without up charge.

Luminous Ham · Apr 18, 2025

You need to enter details here:
https://www.united.com/en/US/checked-bag-fee-calculator/any-flights. Likely 62" total.

Doug3006 · Apr 18, 2025

I’ve never been up charged for any rifle case on half a dozen trips. It seems that the size restrictions aren’t enforced on sporting equipment, like rifle cases.

Ontario Hunter · Apr 19, 2025

Doug3006 said:
I’ve never been up charged for any rifle case on half a dozen trips. It seems that the size restrictions aren’t enforced on sporting equipment, like rifle cases.

Right. We pay an extra handling fee for guns so I presume that covers the oversize charge.

Hooknbullet2 · Sunday at 6:50 PM

We flew with 4 of them on UA is May of last year without any additional charges.

Vintageguy · Sunday at 8:13 PM

I use that very case. No additional charges or issues.

Luger00 · Monday at 5:22 AM

I have the V800 as well. It has handled 7 or 8 trips with no problems.

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