Again, never use a round tube of any kind pvc or cardboard they roll on the conveyors and get crushed, also the triangular boxes dont work that well either . Kenny Ms got the right set up next best is a sturdy cardboard box that lays flat and can be stacked .

Last longbow I shipped, I used a rectangular downspout. I bought a pool noodle and put it over the tips. Like the pipe insulation above, but the noodle is bigger, and holds the bow tighter in the tube

Wow.  I knew I would get some great ideas, and I did.  Thanks.  I cut and pasted several ideas I really liked and saved so that next time this will not be such a chore.  For sure I would never have thought about the pipe packages being in greater danger of being crushed than ones that do not role and lie flat.

Appreciate all the advice.

Scott

Rob our moderator did a great write up on boxing bows. It is most likely in the classifieds.

I've shipped over 3000 longbows in plain square boxes, and never had one broken. I wrap the bow in butcher paper, and pad the ends and middle with newsprint paper.

I've shipped about 100 bows in pvc tubes and had 2 of them broken, because the tube obviously slipped off the conveyor belt.

Even if you use a plastic tube; be sure and tape a square or triangular box over it.