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Offline brettlandon

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Re: How not to ship a bow
« Reply #20 on: March 20, 2008, 09:39:00 PM »
Bill, there's one thing on your list you forgot.

...Seeing the face on the recipient of that longbow......priceless!  :biglaugh:  

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Offline Hoytman

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Re: How not to ship a bow
« Reply #21 on: March 21, 2008, 10:21:00 AM »
Boxes that shotguns and rifles come in will work for most bows. ( free from sporting goods store)

Boxes that bows come in ( free from store)

2 arrow boxes taped together work for most bows

3" or 4" solid drain tile will work for long bows.
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Offline NorthShoreLB

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Re: How not to ship a bow
« Reply #22 on: March 21, 2008, 03:49:00 PM »
Actually, Kingstaken method is one to consider, I've shipped several bows to the mainland, always wrapped in generic brown paper, 100% success so far, not a scrach.

My thinking behind it is that the package looks so fragile that even the worst USPS employee takes care of it.

somethimes you gotta think, outside the box !

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Offline VA Bowbender

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Re: How not to ship a bow
« Reply #23 on: March 21, 2008, 04:02:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Kingstaken:
I just did a post where I received this bow ship ped this way.
Where I don't recommend it, it was delivered safely..and cheaply...  :D  
   
That is sad, but Damn it's funny too.
  :biglaugh:
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Offline JEFF B

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Re: How not to ship a bow
« Reply #24 on: March 21, 2008, 04:15:00 PM »
hey jay massey i would like to see ya send one to new zealand like that. ha it would not last 5 minutes.  :biglaugh:
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Offline Jim Harris

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Re: How not to ship a bow
« Reply #25 on: March 21, 2008, 04:19:00 PM »
I go to a place in town here that sells packing supplies and a young guy there cuts a box to fit the item I am shipping, and charges a very reasonable price for the box. Might check that next time you ship something. Jim.
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Offline NorthShoreLB

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Re: How not to ship a bow
« Reply #26 on: March 21, 2008, 07:07:00 PM »
....What, you Kiwi's treat your packages like your women ?  :bigsmyl:
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Offline NorthShoreLB

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Re: How not to ship a bow
« Reply #27 on: March 21, 2008, 07:09:00 PM »
Ho yeah, maybe you wanna read a bit about archery history, you'll learn about Jay Massey that way  :readit:
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Offline rxhntr

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Re: How not to ship a bow
« Reply #28 on: March 21, 2008, 07:47:00 PM »
$ 3.52/gallon----what a steal man my diesel is up to $4.29   :(  

some times going by construction sites the workers have left over pipes they will give you instead of throwing them out.
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Offline Mike Hames

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Re: How not to ship a bow
« Reply #29 on: March 21, 2008, 09:53:00 PM »
I use the 4" pvc with caps. I have shipped many bows in it. I ship a bow to someone and pay for the shipping back, empty. Never have to make another one to ship in.
Just an idea. I also ship firearms like that in a aluminum case I had made and they ship it back to me.

Mike
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Offline Kingstaken

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Re: How not to ship a bow
« Reply #30 on: March 21, 2008, 10:41:00 PM »
NorthshoreLB...that ain't my method of shipping...LMAO    :knothead:
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Offline Basic Instinct

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Re: How not to ship a bow
« Reply #31 on: March 21, 2008, 10:48:00 PM »
Top it all off with a 1/2 lunch is all you get, and wait 25 min in line at post office
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Offline Jedimaster

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Re: How not to ship a bow
« Reply #32 on: March 22, 2008, 01:22:00 AM »
The thin wall 4" PVC is perfect and much less expensive to purchase and ship than the heavy PVC.

I have found the most economical way for me is to purchase a bunch of bows and keep the tubes they are shipped in.  That way I don't have to buy any.  Now if I could convince my wife how thrifty I am.
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Offline Leo L.

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Re: How not to ship a bow
« Reply #33 on: March 22, 2008, 04:24:00 AM »
Check this out. The post office has these boxes for FREE.  And you can even go to the USPS website and order a whole mess of them and they will deliver them to you FREE.
I've sent several bows this way.  The boxes are not long enough for a bow, but 5 minutes of cutting and taping, and voila, a bow box.

 http://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10152&storeId=10001&categoryId=13354&productId=26002&langId=-1

This is definetely the BEST way to do it if you don't want to spend all the money you made off the bow by selling it.
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Offline Leo L.

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Re: How not to ship a bow
« Reply #34 on: March 22, 2008, 12:15:00 PM »
It'll generally cost about $9 when all said and done.  Maybe even less if your bow is lighter.
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: How not to ship a bow
« Reply #35 on: March 22, 2008, 01:34:00 PM »
I use carpet tubes. There is a carpet place on my way to the gym that keeps their good tubes but throws away any that have a broken end. I can count on seeing one or two a month sticking out of their dumpster. If their crew comes in late they even put the good ones in the dumpster. My last haul was 8 good 6' sections. I now have so many I collected I don't stop anymore when I see one.

As for shipping in them, if they go down the belt in the shipping facility parallel with the belt all is well. If they get cross ways your bow is history no matter what you have it packed in. I sent a heavy osage stave to a friend in Arkansas, must have gotten cross ways because they managed to break it in half.
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