When I first saw the Savior Equipment Pro Touring case, I was pleasantly surprised. Its design, resembling a tennis case, is a clever disguise for a firearm case. I didn’t delve too deeply into its features, preferring to be surprised, and I wasn’t disappointed.
The Savior Equipment Pro Touring Tactical Tennis Bag provides a low-profile case for transporting weapons. Similar ideas have been used before, and they are handy in the modern era when people might get nervous when they see a traditional rifle case. Hoplophobia runs rampant, and the last thing you want to deal with is a neighbor calling the cops when you load your guns up to head to the range.
I don’t have that problem, but I do travel, take classes, and stay in hotels. Rifle cases are attention-getters depending on the area, and it will certainly stand out in a sleepy neighborhood AirBnB. A case like this might not be mistaken for a tennis case, but it doesn’t scream “gun” and is subtle enough to avoid any attention.
The Savior Equipment Tactical Tennis Case: A Nice Surprise
Oh boy, the Tactical Tennis Case surprised me with its size, overall feel, and multitude of carrying methods. The Tactical Tennis Case isn’t some soft nylon single weapon case. It’s a semi-hard EVA shell design. Further, it’s tough and rugged and provides padded protection for your firearm. It’s a double-sided case with enough room to fit multiple guns. Each side has an independent zipper system, so you can open the case one side at a time.
The case is made from 1680D ballistic nylon and a compressed semi-hard EVA shell, which makes it super tough and very durable. It can withstand years of abuse and the pokes and prods of guns’ pointy and sharp parts. This material provides excellent weather resistance. Water tends to bead up on the case and can be easily wiped off. Remember that the case isn’t waterproof, so don’t submerge or leave it in the back of the truck during a torrential downpour.
There are a ton of little features that are just so nice to have. The YKK zippers are lockable for traveling, which stops noisy folks, but don’t make that your only security measure. You can pick from many color options, including the standard black and grey, as well as blue and bright red. Sometimes, standing out can help you blend in.
Inside the Tactical Tennis Case
The case comes with an accessory pack, which was another nice surprise. I popped open the little bag and spread out my little treasures. You get two AR mag pouches, a dual pistol pouch, a dual SMG pouch, a battery pouch, and a universal pistol pouch. Savior Equipment also includes four rigid lockdown panels. These straps wrap around your weapon to keep it from moving inside the case.
The back wall is covered with hook-and-loop laser-cut MOLLE panels inside the Tactical Tennis Case. The accessories all use hook-and-loop, making them easy to attach wherever you want. One side of the opening portion of the case also features a half hook-and-loop panel. There are also a healthy number of mesh pockets on those opening sides for whatever other gear you might want to keep with your guns.
My case is set up for a single rifle and handgun. It’s currently all PSA, with a PSA Jakl and Micro Dagger stashed in the kit. It also has four magazines, including two Micro Dagger and two ETS G43X extendos. I also tossed in my Lancer Gen 2 mags for the Jakl. This is just one simple setup I used.
Being Creative
The 30-inch case size limits you to rifles with folding stocks, SBRs, AR pistols, or simply splitting an AR into an upper and lower and securing them as such. Are you imaginative? Creative? Then the Tactical Tennis Case is for you.
If you’re creative, you can set the Tactical Tennis case in any way you see fit. One side could easily hold a Shockwave-style weapon and a 9mm Luger subgun design, while the other carries a rifle. You can strap the thing down with a dozen handguns for your best impression of El Duce.
The Tactical Tennis case is big enough to carry a rifle on one side and a battle belt and plate carrier on the other. It’s big, beefy, and can take nearly any load. It could be a portable complete kit bag if you wanted it to be. It’s almost like the Tardis in that it looks smaller on the outside than it actually is on the inside.
You can carry a damn near end-of-the-world fighting load in what appears to be a tennis case. If you’re heading to a carbine class or something similar that requires load-bearing gear, you can carry it without raising suspicion. You don’t have to leave it in your car when you head up to your room after a long day.
Packing A Load
I’m talking about stuffing the Tactical Tennis bag full of all this gear, but what about carrying it all? Gear and guns get heavy, but Savior Equipment saw that coming. The Tactical Tennis case offers three ways to carry your gear. One way is a pair of backpack straps, which honestly make things comfy when toting a heavy load of gear. With that said, most tennis bags don’t have backpack straps, so that might be an attention-getter.
Luckily, that was something Savior saw coming, and they made the straps easily removable in case you feel like you need to be a total grey man. All that’s left is some small loops no one will notice.
Up front, we have a small strap that looks like it’s too thin to carry a full load. It’s thin but made from an elastic-like material that helps absorb the load and prevent discomfort. We also have a dual set of grips that are comfy and thick. They are perfect for carrying a full and complete load.
Money Meets Mouth
I went to my local action steel match to give the Savior Equipment Tactical Tennis Case a real test. I loaded my rifle, mags, belt, ears, eyes, extra ammo, cleaning gear, and all the spare stuff I might need for a shoot, including water, Skittles, etc. Instead of tossing the case into my trunk, I threw it up front in the passenger seat.
No one noticed the case, and it never got a second look. I drove through a fairly major city, and although not many people look into other people’s cars, I imagine a big rifle case might draw some attention. At least more than a midnight blue tennis case. At the match, the case protected my gear well, and I got lots of looks and interest.
Quite a few folks were surprised by the design and had never heard of Savior Equipment. Like me, they were impressed by the internal size of the case and how I could and did attach my various pieces of gear. Amongst gun folks, the bag drew attention simply because it didn’t look like a gun bag.
A lot of disguised bags do a job of being disguised bags, and that’s it. What Savior Equipment and the Tactical Tennis case does differently is act as a disguised bag and a damn good gun case. It mixes a deceptive design with outstanding performance. Find one here if it tickles your fancy.
