Subject: Digest for the period 2/6/2007 - 2/7/2007
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:02:55 -0500

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  1. Re: Packaging for shipping 


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From: Dion Hollenbeck  Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:27:09 -0700
Subject: Re: Packaging for shipping 


I have another method that works well for me, and is not a bother for 
bottle check-in crew.  I buy a 14" tall box, large enough to hold the 
resulting packages.  I buy several 3" cardboard mailing tubes and cut 
them to 14" long, one section for every bottle.  I then put two 
garbage bags, one inside the other, inside the box.  Each bottle is 
wrapped in enough bubble wrap to make it snug in a mailing 
tube.  Each mailing tube has a wad of crumpled newspaper under the 
bottle and on top of the bottle.  The mailing tubes are then put in 
the center of the box inside the garbage bags, and the sides of the 
box lined with crumpled newspaper, sufficient to keep the tubes about 
2" from the sides.  The garbage bags are twisted together and an 
ovehand knot tied.  The paperwork (check and entry forms) is put in a 
ziplok bag, laid on top of the garbage bag and the box sealed.

The advantage of the mailing tubes is that, being cylinders, a 
crushing force is going to have a VERY hard time doing any damage to 
a set of cylinders.  And, the tubes being held off from the sides 
with newspaper, will prevent any side blows from contacting the 
tubes.  And, of course, it the unthinkable happens, the garbage bags 
will hopefully contain any spills, and prevent the package from being 
opened until it gets to the competition.

regards,
dion

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Dion Hollenbeck
Email: hollen`at`woodsprite.com    Home Page: http://www.woodsprite.com
Brewing Page: http://hbd.org/hollen   Toys: 98 4Runner, 86 4x4 PU



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