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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Sologuy on December 05, 2021, 06:38:08 AM
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Id like to hear how do you guys package up your bows for shipping ??
I hade a longbow btw, with a good amount of reflex / deflex
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Best way is in a 3 or 4 inch plastic pipe, but that depends on how much recurve the bow has.
But the shipping employees hate round tubes because the tubes roll off the conveyor belts, so I put the pipe inside a rectangular shipping box also.
I've had bows damaged and even broken when shipping in cardboard boxes.
Make sure to get insurance on the package.
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For what shipping cost now days go light as possible and short to.
The last LB I shipped had a lot of reflex. Had to make a box from plywood side strips and 1/4 on each side.
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Pad the tips very well. I had a custom one piece I had ordered arrive with the tip overlay broken off. It had taken a bounce on the end of the tube and bow must have slid down inside. It was pretty well packed but still popped off.
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I read about someone using plastic gutter downspouts for ASLs. Might try it out.
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What he said^
This stuff works good and is fairly light;
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Advanced-Drainage-Systems-4-in-x-10-ft-Triplewall-Pipe-Solid-4550010/100135310?ITC=AUC-93137-23-12070
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Best way is in a 3 or 4 inch plastic pipe, but that depends on how much recurve the bow has.
Make sure to get insurance on the package.
My bow has too much reflex to go in a tube......
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Build a box out of thin plywood or take your chances with cardboard then.
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Take and wrap the bow with cling wrap, make a three sided box with cardboard and plastic sheetrock corners taped together. Put bow in box, center it and fill with cheap spray foam.
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Take and wrap the bow with cling wrap, make a three sided box with cardboard and plastic sheetrock corners taped together. Put bow in box, center it and fill with cheap spray foam.
Some good ideas there.
I was talking about the rectangular gutter to ground downspouts.
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I've used PVC down spouts many times with my Longbows. I've only had one that had cracked in the middle. The bow was fine. I cut a foamish rubber for the ends caps. Part of fits inside with a 3/8 cap. This way the reinforced tape doesn't cut it self on the PVC edge. JF