Prepping a stick for shipping

[mickz 107]

Do you guys all own a kitchen scale of some sort to measure the weight of the package? or do you guys just eyeball it and guess?

[hrbekroenick 0]

Drew, it looks like your photobucket photos have been moved or deleted. Any chance you could re-post?

[hrbekroenick 0]

Do you guys all own a kitchen scale of some sort to measure the weight of the package? or do you guys just eyeball it and guess?

I bought a USB scale from Radio Shack on sale for $10, usually $20.

[Hradsky 1]

Do you guys all own a kitchen scale of some sort to measure the weight of the package? or do you guys just eyeball it and guess?

I guess and am usually off by a fair amount , Canada Post doesn't weigh or measure so I've never had a problem.

[heatley15 5]

im looking to ship a shaft out and im not sure how to go about this. I cant find any boxes that it would work unless i cut one up and taped it al together. Any suggestions?

[Hradsky 1]

im looking to ship a shaft out and im not sure how to go about this. I cant find any boxes that it would work unless i cut one up and taped it al together. Any suggestions?

To be honest you can probably just wrap it in a garbage bag and ship it...A shaft should be able to survive whatever they put it through, they say your package should survive a 1 meter drop and a shaft will survive way more than that anyways.

[Drewhunz 3]

Wrap a cardboard box around it, plug both ends. That's it and that's all.

[bostonjuniorblackhawks 1]

im looking to ship a shaft out and im not sure how to go about this. I cant find any boxes that it would work unless i cut one up and taped it al together. Any suggestions?

a little bubble wrap then trashbags should be good

[heatley15 5]

i have those end caps at each end and enough bubble wrap i just wasnt sure if garbage bags would be a good idea.

[Brian Harte 1]

I sure do hate when I buy a stick and it shows up in a taped up trash bag.

[Chadd 916]

I sure do hate when I buy a stick and it shows up in a taped up trash bag.

As long as there is bubble wrap it should be ok

[Brian Harte 1]

So far, that hasn't been the case.

I bought a stick from SAUCE hockey (ebay) that was sent in a black "trash bag". One end was torn open and the stick was hanging out. I can't believe I even got it.

I just don't like getting items sent to me that way.

[heatley15 5]

i can see getting a stick in a garbage bag would suck. but would a shaft with bubble wrap wouldnt be a big deal. just making a box for a shaft is a pain

[Chadd 916]

So far, that hasn't been the case.

I bought a stick from SAUCE hockey (ebay) that was sent in a black "trash bag". One end was torn open and the stick was hanging out. I can't believe I even got it.

I just don't like getting items sent to me that way.

I can understand being upset about that. I almost always ship with a trash bag over bubbles.

[sabres48 0]

Honestly think the best way to go is to wrap the stick in trash bags (cut the trash bag open so it can lay flat as a rectangle), align the shaft/stick at the edge of the plastic roll it until the whole garbage bag has been used, then use a heat gun to fuse the plastic seem to the rest of the plastic. One garbage bag usually provides enough padding (your rolling it 9 or more times, so each side is protected/padded by a ton of plastic, but do it twice if you feel the need). Now you got a shipping cover that not only covers the stick perfectly, with no wasted space the PO might use to slam you with charges, it is padded, and its waterproof. Kinda like shrink-wrapping a boat, except its a hockey stick.

[Chadd 916]

Honestly think the best way to go is to wrap the stick in trash bags (cut the trash bag open so it can lay flat as a rectangle), align the shaft/stick at the edge of the plastic roll it until the whole garbage bag has been used, then use a heat gun to fuse the plastic seem to the rest of the plastic. One garbage bag usually provides enough padding (your rolling it 9 or more times, so each side is protected/padded by a ton of plastic, but do it twice if you feel the need). Now you got a shipping cover that not only covers the stick perfectly, with no wasted space the PO might use to slam you with charges, it is padded, and its waterproof. Kinda like shrink-wrapping a boat, except its a hockey stick.

A garbage bag is not padding.

[watchgreat 4]

Would using a heat gun damage the stick?

[bostonjuniorblackhawks 1]

Would using a heat gun damage the stick?

only if you held it on the stick for a long time.

[hunterphfr 12]

A guy I play with has the best system for this. He is the anti-thesis of a gear whore and is still using wood sticks and decades old gear. He flew up to boston took his skates and a few other pieces of critical gear. He bought a stick while there and borrowed the rest of his gear while up there. Southwest wanted to charge him a fee for a 3rd bag on his way up so he left his stick here in Florida. Before he left Boston he took his new stick (wood) into the post office, slapped a shipping label on the blade walked up to the counter and asked how much to ship it to himself in Florida. The lady was startled and told him he'd have to wrap it or it could get damaged. He answered I take slapshots with a puck, bang it off the boards and hit people with it and what exactly are you guys going to do to it. Can't remember the cost but it was a fraction of what Southwest had wanted.

Not exactly recommended for ebay or the for sale forum shipping.

[watchgreat 4]

he shipped it covered by nothing?