 Poster: A snowHead
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I've got some used kid skis to sell. In the past I've sold them to other local race club members but if I did attract interest from someone too far away to meet for an exchange, any suggestions on how I ought to pack them? I don't currently have any kid ski sized cardboard boxes - apart from when I've just had some delivered, where would I get them from/can I buy stuff to make them? Probably a simple answer to this I haven't thought of...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Bubble wrap.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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slikedges, I use the pipe insulation foam, bubble wrap and a fair amount of parcel tape and I've never had any complaints when sending skis.
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slikedges, Carpet gripper rods come in boxes ideal for skis, try your local flooring shop they may be pleased to giveaway the boxes rather than having to dispose of them.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I got skis delivered from Germany this time last year, they came in a cardboard box filled with shredded paper it was packet tight the skis couldn't move around.
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Boredsurfing, That's a bloomin' good tip. Nice one. 
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Old card ski boxes, but you could try a Bubble Wrap layer over wrapped with heavy duty black Pallet Wrap. Should ship ok unless someone attacks it with a stanley knife.
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Thanks guys - so if I can't get a box, the consensus is that lots of bubble wrap/pipe insulation foam wrapped in strong tape will be ok?
edit due to freaky punctuation brain blip
Last edited by After all it is free  on Tue 14-12-10 0:13; edited 1 time in total
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Take a decent sized 'cube type box' (exact size dependant on skis involved). open out top and bottom. split down seam in box. completly open out and you should have a rectangle of cardboard big enough to form into another long thin box if bent and fastened along the other axis to origonally.
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Tie the brake levers up out of the way as they're easy damaged in transit & then tape the skis together with a bit of paper/card between the tips'n'tails so they don't rub.
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