Shipping question

[blown motor]

I have to ship a piece of trim to a guy in Texas that's 54" long. What's the best way to ship it? I can't find single tubes that long, would have to buy a case of 50. I wondered about using electrical conduit, haven't checked on the cost of that yet. 

[js27]

PVC  will work fine-You can cut it to the length you need and it is fairly cheap at Home Depot or Lowes.  It is much stronger than any cardboard.
JS27

[CNUMB]

If you have any plumber friends ask them for a piece of pvc.. hard cap the ends and tape. If you can wrap a piece of bubble wrap around will help from moving within the tube..

[7E-Bodies]

I had a guy ship me an amazing set of body side moldings from California to Illinois in a Home Depot 4" PVC pipe with a threaded cap fitting on one end and a cap at the other. Arrived perfectly. I saved it for future use of similar items.

[anlauto]

Expect it to cost close to $100 to ship it, maybe more..

[Floyd]

FedEx carries a good selection of boxes that aren't too crazy expensive. 

https://www.fedex.com/en-us/shipping/packing/supplies/boxes.html

The "Two-piece telescoping box" (10" x 6" x 57" to 108") might work for $10.

[blown motor]

Expect it to cost close to $100 to ship it, maybe more..

It won't be near that much Alan. It'll only weigh a few pounds. I could ship 4 shocks to the US for $51.

FedEx carries a good selection of boxes that aren't too crazy expensive. 

https://www.fedex.com/en-us/shipping/packing/supplies/boxes.html

The "Two-piece telescoping box" (10" x 6" x 57" to 108") might work for $10.

Thanks Floyd, I'll check it out.

[Brads70]

PVC  will work fine-You can cut it to the length you need and it is fairly cheap at Home Depot or Lowes.  It is much stronger than any cardboard.
JS27

Good idea, I never thought of that. First thing I thought of was going to a carpet place to get one of those cardboard tubes  in the center of a roll.

[jimynick]

PVC  will work fine-You can cut it to the length you need and it is fairly cheap at Home Depot or Lowes.  It is much stronger than any cardboard.
JS27

Good idea, I never thought of that. First thing I thought of was going to a carpet place to get one of those cardboard tubes  in the center of a roll.

Don't take the wife when you go Brad, or you'll have new broadloom before much else! LOL 

[Brads70]

PVC  will work fine-You can cut it to the length you need and it is fairly cheap at Home Depot or Lowes.  It is much stronger than any cardboard.
JS27

Good idea, I never thought of that. First thing I thought of was going to a carpet place to get one of those cardboard tubes  in the center of a roll.

Don't take the wife when you go Brad, or you'll have new broadloom before much else! LOL 

  makes one wonder why they call it broadloom? 

[Jay Bee]

Murray, just an FYI. If you're shipping with Canada Post anything over 100cm (~39.5 inches) is subject to a $15.00CAD "Oversize Fee". I played with the CPC calculator using 100cm x 5cm x 5cm @ .5kg, then 101cm. Just for comparison: 1 meter & under = $22.04CAD, 101cm & over = $39.42CAD of course plus tax. Personally, I'd check on the situation in Texas before shipping there.

[blown motor]

Thanks JayBee. I haven't gotten that far into it.