[R-390] Cardboard shipping box

[Bill Blodgett]

Dave, that’s pretty cool.  The good news is that it won’t have an R-390/A inside.  I’ve shipped one.

To start the discussion, I’ll offer some ideas.  Others will surely have better ones.  

First wrap the box with large-bubble bubble-wrap to attain about 2”-3” of protection all around.  Next, select a shipping box size which will allow room for the bubble-wrapped old box plus at least 1” or 2” building insulation foam board lining completely around the inside of the the shipping box, using only one foam piece per side, end, bottom and top, each; not a bunch of loose pieces of foam board.  Though the shipping box’s size may have been customized, the result will probably still leave voids between the bubble-wrapped old box and the foam board lining.  If so, stuff small segments of small-bubble bubble wrap or newsprint into those voids.  A fairly tightly packed interior reinforces the exterior of a shipping box.
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Good luck !

73,

Bill
KJ5BNE
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Bill Blodgett
Arlington, Texas


> On Feb 12, 2024, at 7:22 PM, Dave Merrill <r390a.urr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Some good ideas on how to protect a heavy item.
> 
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/126318630320
> 
> Dave N9ZC
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