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Peer Landa April 9th, 2009 11:36 PM
Shipping a Pelican case with USPS..?
 
Is it possible to ship a large Pelican case (1620) by USPS without boxing it?
(Yes, I'll call them tomorrow morning, but I kind of need to know already now.)

-- peer

Trevor Meeks April 10th, 2009 12:43 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Peer Landa (Post 1073666)
Is it possible to ship a large Pelican case (1620) by USPS without boxing it?
(Yes, I'll call them tomorrow morning, but I kind of need to know already now.)

-- peer
I'd assume so, but your better bet is with UPS, with whom I've shipped pelican cases before. I trust them a lot more (as far as it not getting lost) than I trust USPS. Just my $0.02

Peer Landa April 10th, 2009 01:20 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Trevor Meeks (Post 1073860)
I'd assume so, but your better bet is with UPS, with whom I've shipped pelican cases before. I trust them a lot more (as far as it not getting lost) than I trust USPS.
Thank you Trevor for that quick response. The reason why I have to ship my stuff with USPS is because I've been explicitly told to do so. What can you do...?!

-- peer

Dean Sensui April 10th, 2009 02:15 AM
Tourists occasionally mail dried coconuts from Hawaii as a gag gift.

Can You Really Mail a Coconut?

John Peterson April 10th, 2009 05:32 AM
If it must go USPS I would definitely box it. Of course you should also pay for Delivery Confirmation.

John

Mark Holland April 16th, 2009 07:31 AM
I've shipped lots of gear in Pelican boxes, all over the US and some outside the US. I've never boxed it. The Pelicans stand up to almost anything. (once had a forklift driven through one...you can guess the results)

Conclusion...I wouldn't bother with a box!

Mark

Marshall Staton April 16th, 2009 11:05 PM
I'd get some heavy duty zipties to secure the lock holes with. I imagine sometimes there are sticky fingers around...

Trevor Meeks April 19th, 2009 09:13 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Marshall Staton (Post 1102537)
I'd get some heavy duty zipties to secure the lock holes with. I imagine sometimes there are sticky fingers around...
Yep. I straight up lock mine with padlocks or heavy-duty luggage locks when I ship stuff.


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