Shipping a bow safely???

[buckeye_hunter]

I know there is a thread on how to ship a bow safely somewhere, but I did a search and couldn't find it.

Anyone know where it went to or have advice?

Thanks,
-Charlie

[buckeye_hunter]

I think it was vermonster that posted it.

[DesertDude]

What type of bow?   Recurve, longbow,  take-down?

[DeerSpotter]

If you have a sporting-goods store in your area that sells fly fishing rods, they may have tubes that they are shipped in, ask if you could have one.  Another place to go is carpet stores, but you have to watch it, the carpet tubes can be thick walled and heavy.  Sometimes a place that sells the cheaper indoor - outdoor carpet may have tubes that are thinner but better protection and cardboard.


Carl

[bentpole]

Go to a carpet store ask them if you can have some of their carpetless carpet tubes usually by the dumpster. DEAN cuts a circle out of plywood for each endand carefully put 3 sheetrock screws into the cardboard and plywood. Or you can make some sort of cap and duck tape the cap.Vince from MOHAWK BOWS actually goes to a Home Depot or Lowes and buys the light weight PVC tubing [irrigation grade] complete with caps. He says it costs him about 6 or 8 BUCKS but it is nearly indestructable and he never had a problem.I have shipped alot of bows myself and I never had a problem with the carpet tube way.

[jhansen]

Other than what everybody else said...
You can never over-package.  Bubble wrap is cheap insurance.  Don't use the triangular priority mail tubes the post office gives away.  They just aren't strong enough.  Assume that everyone who handles your package will throw it and then throw something else on top of it.  You will probably be right.  Write "FRAGILE!!!" with a brightly colored Marks A Lot everywhere possible.  Put clear packing tape over the address label so it can't get torn off or wet.  Pay for insurance and delivery confirmation.  Save the receipts.  If a package does arrive damaged take photos before opening it.  Then open to see if the bow survived.

John

[Don Stokes]

I just shipped a longbow in a piece of vinyl gutter downspout pipe. It is about 3 1/4 x 2 1/4, and held the r/d longbow, wrapped tip to tip in bubble wrap, perfectly. I put extra bubble wrap at the ends and made thick cardboard end caps, and finished with about 20 feet of strapping tape. The downspout pipe was recycled, from a bow that Dan Quillian sent me. It was his shipping method. Also a good way to send arrows/shafts. Make sure the end caps are well padded and well taped.

[robtattoo]

Originally posted by buckeye_hunter:
I know there is a thread on how to ship a bow safely somewhere, but I did a search and couldn't find it.

Anyone know where it went to or have advice?

Thanks,
-Charlie

Top sticky in the 'Traditional Bows' classifieds  

[vermonster13]

This thread perhaps?

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=054467#000006

[buckeye_hunter]

Yup, that would be the thread.  Can you fit a recurve in a carpet tube?

-Charlie

[George D. Stout]

I've used the tri-fold USPS Priority boxes with no problems whatsoever.  You need to bubble wrap well and align the recuve with the big corners in the box and tape well.

Also....you can pay for an print your own USPS labels online and it is cheaper than taking it to your local post office and having them do it.

[vermonster13]

Depends on the recurve and which size carpet tube you get.

[buckeye_hunter]

Appreciate the input fellas