[Milsurplus] Re: Milsurplus Digest, Vol 42, Issue 9

[J Forster]

Hi Meir,

Do they really have 1 cubic meter 'containers' ? What do they look like? Who
packs them?

-John



wf2u at starband.net wrote:

> I always use BAX Global to have stuff shipped to me from overseas.
> Rates are reasonable, it gets here fast. Even less expensive if it's
> dropped off at and picked up from the BAX warehouse (usually next to major
> airports).
> Then there is also bulk shipping by ocean freight. Just recently I shared
> a shipping container with 2 other hams to ship equipment from Germany.
> If I recall, shipping  a 1 cubic meter (approx. 27 cu. ft.) container,
> regardless of weight, including  transportation to the port and taxes was
> something like $400 ...
>
> 73, Meir WF2U
> Landrum, SC