[AMRadio] What is the cost of pore & foam packaging?

[Dee Almquist]

Fellow BA / AM'rs
Just to add my 2 1/2 cents to the "foam in place" subject. I occasionally
ship big / heavy stuff (Rangers / Rxs). I once shipped a Valiant (had to
pull transformers seperate) to Rome, It. The ONLY WAY I will ship anything
like that is truly "foam in place" in extra heavy duty box. Locally I have a
commercial packaging company that I pay approx $65. per item like a Ranger.
In your area there has to be some co. that does the same thing, specialize
in shipping commercial / industrial equipment. They are the only people with
the "foam" material & equipment. Unless you can work a deal with a local
manufacturer which packs & ships their own equipment, however, I have yet to
find one of them that is willing to be bothered w / a hobbiest.
73 es Dee

----- Original Message -----
From: Todd Bigelow - PS <tbigelow at pop.state.vt.us>
To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] What is the cost of pore & foam packaging?


> I had something shipped to me from a packing business in California. What
a
> joke. They took a bunch of what looked like old foam rubber children's
blocks,
> ran a piece of duct tape across them, and wrapped then around the unit.
They
> also threw in 2-3 wads of crumpled newspaper(no exaggeration!), then taped
the
> box shut. When I received it, the box was slightly crushed and rattling.
> Fortunately it was just an old tube 2-way radio, not worth much and
> (amazingly)not damaged beyond some scrapes in the paint from the mounting
> bracket that had come loose. When I contacted the seller, he apologized
and said
> that he had gone in, paid them, and left the unit. Unless someone
specifically
> specifies to me in the future to use a certain place for shipping(and is
willing
> to accept the results), I'll continue to avoid them like the plague. I've
always
> done my own packing, and I always pack like I'm shipping the item to
myself,
> from the south pole or someplace like that. It might take a little more
time and
> material, but it's well worth the effort. Haven't had a problem yet and
don't
> intend to.
>
> UPS offers a 'foam-in-place' service at some of their locations. I've
never used
> it, but I've seen it and talked with others who have. They wrap the rig in
> plastic, then spray expanding foam around it in a heavy duty box, or
something
> to that effect. I seem to recall it costing around $40-$50 for a big item,
but
> UPS will then guarantee it against shipping damage and pay any claims
brought
> without hassle if it is damaged by them. Again, this is not my firsthand
> experience because I've yet to use the service. I do have a pair of
HT-37s,
> HX-10, a Super Pro and some other big items that may end up going this
way,
> though - if I can ever get off my butt and sell 'em!
>
> Please let the list know what you decide on and use - and what the
cost/end
> result is. The more we can share about shipping these big rigs safely, the
fewer
> will be lost to poor packing.
>
> 73 de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ
>
> Charlie Solie wrote:
>
> > Hello Doug,
> >
> > I have had a very bad experience with the Las Cruces Mailboxes or Us.  I
> > paid them a small fortune to ship a Collins S-line.  I specifically ask
for
> > double boxing that would meet UPS specifications.
>
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