Power Kite Forum - Best way to ship a buggy

mainekite2

Member

Posts: 229
Registered: 1-6-2013
Member Is Offline

Mood: Pray for wind

posted on 18-9-2015 at 06:01 AM

Best way to ship a buggy

As the title says looking for ideas for best way to ship a buggy to Az for a guy.
Thanks

Flexifoil sting 1.2, 1.7
Flexifoil Bullets 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, 5.5, 7.0 Blurr 3.5
Pansh sprint2.2, 2.8, 3.3, 4.0, 5.0 ace 5,0, flux 6.0, first 6.1, Blaze II 7 +12, aurora 8,15,22, a15 18
Peter Lynn Venom I&II 8,10,13,16,19, Scorpian 10
Phantom 9(proto),12, 15 18 Synergy 15
Cabrinha switchblade 6, 8
Liquid Force 9m, 12m Envy, 14m 16m NRG
PTW Viper
PL folder+, mbs core 90, mbs grasshopper, snowspider, skis, skates and boards

ssayre

Posting Freak

Posts: 3588
Registered: 15-8-2013
Location: Indiana
Member Is Offline

posted on 18-9-2015 at 06:13 AM

moving boxes from lowes are cheap. I would break the buggy down and box the frame up in boxes modified and cobbled together. Then box wheels up in a stack separately. That's how mine came. usps priority will most likely be the cheapest

ssayre

Posting Freak

Posts: 3588
Registered: 15-8-2013
Location: Indiana
Member Is Offline

posted on 18-9-2015 at 06:15 AM

Landboard I shipped, I broke down and did similarly, but kept wheels in same box since they are small. $22 shipped + boxes and tape. Buggy probably be somwhere around $45 for a small one but completely guessing on that

cheezycheese

Posting Freak

Posts: 3760
Registered: 18-8-2009
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
Member Is Offline

Mood: Ready for action !!!

posted on 18-9-2015 at 06:19 AM

I've always heard people use bicycle boxes. Probably get one from Walmart or local bike store .

US888
PL- Aero v1 11m / Phantom 6/9/12/15/18
Ozone Chrono v2 9m
Liquid Force Elite 6.5m
Flysurfer - Peak 3 4m
PKD - Century 2.5m, Soulfly 3.5m
Ted's Profoil-1m/3.5m
Custom NABX Rev
GT Rapide V/VTT-XR+ Special

BeamerBob

Posting Freak

Posts: 8308
Registered: 11-5-2007
Location: Down on the bayou
Member Is Offline

posted on 18-9-2015 at 06:31 AM

I've shipped twice in a bicycle box. They are sturdy and the right size and shape mostly. measure your longest object and get a box it will fit in. Small parts like bolts should be in a small box of their own and packed inside. I even tape that box to the inside of the larger box so it can't fall out. I had a downtube disappear from a shipping box, or so the buyer said. I couldn't see how it got out after the way I packed it but that was the story. USPS paid for it.

For the largest of buggies, you might need separate boxes. My Ivanpah I had was shipped in three different boxes and I already had my tires and wheels.

Coastal Wind Sports Team Rider
Landsegler Disc wheels
PTW Hero Buggy - XXtreme ApeXX Buggy US 88 - Libre Hardcore
IvanpahBuggyExpo.com
Youtube link
Bob Muse
HQ Montana X 8m, Montana IX 12m, HQ Ignition LEI 5m,
PL Phantom 12m, 15m, Big Blu 24m+, Synergy 10m, Venom 10m, 13m , Phantom II 12m Vapors 3.8, 5.4, Crosskite Sonic 7m, PKD Combat 10.3m
Uturn Butane 2.5m PKD Buster 3m Genetrix Hydra 7m Ozone Yakuza GT 14m

Dayhiker

Junior Member

Posts: 77
Registered: 2-3-2014
Location: Highlands of Virginia
Member Is Offline

Mood: "I live back in the woods, you see... A woman & the kids, & the dogs & me" Bocephus

posted on 18-9-2015 at 06:36 AM

You might want to put extra packing on the ends of the rear axle. I have had boxes show up with tubes sticking out even though the box was long enough to contain the length.

skimtwashington

Posting Freak

Posts: 1758
Registered: 22-3-2011
Member Is Offline

posted on 18-9-2015 at 07:04 AM

Best = cheapest

BeamerBob

Posting Freak

Posts: 8308
Registered: 11-5-2007
Location: Down on the bayou
Member Is Offline

posted on 18-9-2015 at 10:39 AM

Tennis balls with a hole cut in them and taped on can help with that.

RedSky

Posting Freak

Posts: 1751
Registered: 7-9-2009
Member Is Offline

posted on 18-9-2015 at 04:33 PM

I shipped two bugs recently by using a pallet collection service. Here in the UK I used Pallet2ship.com. The bug in the photo is a full size race bug. I used a ratchet strap to secure everything down nice and tight.

mainekite2

Member

Posts: 229
Registered: 1-6-2013
Member Is Offline

Mood: Pray for wind

posted on 19-9-2015 at 04:05 AM

Thanks for all the ideas guys

volock

Member

Posts: 425
Registered: 5-8-2013
Location: Dallas, TX
Member Is Offline

Mood: Choosing your new depower foil quiver is hard...

posted on 19-9-2015 at 04:04 PM

Worth mentioning that you can ship using Greyhound or Amtrak. They require collection from the person at the depot, but can often be dirt cheap to get things that are large/bulky across the country (and cheaper for the same time) than UPS and Fedex. Their real advantage lay in heavy weight not costing as much. It's actually the preferred shipping method for one of my other hobbies (unicycling).

NAPKA US314 (Pi)

Stunt Kites: GoFlyAKite Parastunter 1.4m | Pacific Quest Mighty Bug 0.5m and 1.0m | Prism Flip Kite
Arcs: Peter Lynn Venom 19m
Depower Foils: Flysurfer Peak 12m, Peter Lynn Lynx (2015) 5m, 9m
FB Foils: HQ Beamer II 3.6m | Ozone LittleDevil 4.5m | Pansh Ace 5m, 7m | PKD Busta Soulfly 1.5m, 2.4m, Brooza II 7.5m | Prism Tensor 5m | Thunderwing Parawings Set
LEIs: Cabrinha Convert SE 9m | Ocean Rodeo Prodigy 14.0m, Razor 12m, Storm 5.0m

Atomic Terrain Park Skis (w AT adapters for the wind dieing), Snowboard, 21" Isvidda Nordic Skates (NNN-BC and NIS bindings depending on the pair),
Badfisher 11' SUP, Ocean Rodeo JT Pro 138cm
Landyachtz DH Race (Bear 852 Trucks), MBS Comp 95X
RB Swindler, Skorpion Skates
Sysmic S2 Dune Midi XL Buggy