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| This is my first time shipping a saddle that I sold. What size box should I get? What do inall put in the box to help protect the saddle?please I could use all the advice I could possibly get. |
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | I got one of those $5 tote bins from walmart after another person suggested it. I used bubble wrap on stress points. Then I used zip ties - I drilled holes in the thing - and sent it from the post office.
It worked great and the gal received it in perfect condition. |
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Location: Georgia | If you have a local Uhaul store they have a box I belive it is the Medium (might be the large) sized one that a saddle will fit in perfectly and it is just under the USPS measurments for surplus charges. They only cost a couple dollars |
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Location: in the ozone | They do charge on the dimensions, so I've also cut a heavy box down (get them from a furniture store) and "made" my own box that is just the right size. I usually wrap the horn, but that is it. I bought a saddle this year & they packed it in those d#$&% peanuts - they were EVERYWHERE, including under the jockeys, etc - was a major PITA. Don't use those! |
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Location: East Texas | I bought a saddle back in the summer that was shipped to me. It came in a box that saddles are shipped in to western stores/saddle shops. It had a drawing of a saddle on it - no brand names). If you have a store close to you that sells saddles, they may have some boxes that they would give to you, or charge you a small fee.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Get the smallest box that you can get your saddle in, remember the bigger the box the more it will cost to ship so go as small as you can, and the tighter the saddle is in the box the better, it wont move around so wont need no protecting, I only wrap the horn.. 
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| I shipped my Circle y TF saddle back to circle y in a Medium sized, heavy duty packing box from Home Depot. I bubble wrapped the horn and secured with a rubber band. I lined the bottom of the box with a layer of bubble wrap. I lightly wrapped the entire saddle with bubble wrap (mainly to hold everything tight) and slid it into the box. The box size will depend on the saddle size. Just make sure it's a heavy duty box. |
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Location: Southern Indiana | azsun - 2016-12-14 10:19 AM
I shipped my Circle y TF saddle back to circle y in a Medium sized, heavy duty packing box from Home Depot. I bubble wrapped the horn and secured with a rubber band. I lined the bottom of the box with a layer of bubble wrap. I lightly wrapped the entire saddle with bubble wrap (mainly to hold everything tight) and slid it into the box. The box size will depend on the saddle size. Just make sure it's a heavy duty box.
This ^^^ the Home Depot boxes are the perfect size and only cost about $1-2. I think I just got the largest moving box they had 19"x 19"x 24"? You have to squeeze the saddle in but that's less it will shift around. I don't put much packing in. My brand new double j came in a box with nothing but a horn wrap. I've been shocked at all the packing some people have put in ones I've bought. One had towels in it!!! Don't they know that costs out the wazooo??? Reuse some bubble wrap...it weighs nothing!! Oh and I tape the heck out of them!!! |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | 3canstorun - 2016-12-14 7:23 AM I got one of those $5 tote bins from walmart after another person suggested it. I used bubble wrap on stress points. Then I used zip ties - I drilled holes in the thing - and sent it from the post office.
It worked great and the gal received it in perfect condition.
Just a heads up. I remember someone posting that they always used the totes to ship saddles as she was on a quest to find the perfect saddle and had been buying and selling quite a few. One of the totes busted up and the insurance wouldn't pay on the damage to the saddle saying it wasn't in an approved shipping box.
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | Nevertooold - 2016-12-14 2:16 PM 3canstorun - 2016-12-14 7:23 AM I got one of those $5 tote bins from walmart after another person suggested it. I used bubble wrap on stress points. Then I used zip ties - I drilled holes in the thing - and sent it from the post office.
It worked great and the gal received it in perfect condition. Just a heads up. I remember someone posting that they always used the totes to ship saddles as she was on a quest to find the perfect saddle and had been buying and selling quite a few. One of the totes busted up and the insurance wouldn't pay on the damage to the saddle saying it wasn't in an approved shipping box.
That sucks. I got lucky then. I guess the cold weather, freezing etc might do that. More then during the summer.
Thanks for the tip. |
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Location: Nebraska | 3canstorun - 2016-12-14 1:18 PM Nevertooold - 2016-12-14 2:16 PM 3canstorun - 2016-12-14 7:23 AM I got one of those $5 tote bins from walmart after another person suggested it. I used bubble wrap on stress points. Then I used zip ties - I drilled holes in the thing - and sent it from the post office.
It worked great and the gal received it in perfect condition. Just a heads up. I remember someone posting that they always used the totes to ship saddles as she was on a quest to find the perfect saddle and had been buying and selling quite a few. One of the totes busted up and the insurance wouldn't pay on the damage to the saddle saying it wasn't in an approved shipping box.
Thanks for the tip.
interesting. I've shipped several this way, only duct taped the crap out of them instead of drilling holes. |
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | brlracerchick - 2016-12-14 2:39 PM 3canstorun - 2016-12-14 1:18 PM Nevertooold - 2016-12-14 2:16 PM 3canstorun - 2016-12-14 7:23 AM I got one of those $5 tote bins from walmart after another person suggested it. I used bubble wrap on stress points. Then I used zip ties - I drilled holes in the thing - and sent it from the post office.
It worked great and the gal received it in perfect condition. Just a heads up. I remember someone posting that they always used the totes to ship saddles as she was on a quest to find the perfect saddle and had been buying and selling quite a few. One of the totes busted up and the insurance wouldn't pay on the damage to the saddle saying it wasn't in an approved shipping box.
Thanks for the tip.
I have had too many packages opened up by postal workers and resealed. So, this time I did zip ties. I figured that they couldn't open that many without someone noticing. Maybe it was overkill, but it worked |
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| I've shipped a Jeff Smith, marlene mcrae circle y, crown c martin, tami semas and a few others in an 18x18x24. |
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| I find the size "large" moving boxes from Home Depot are a great size for most saddles and you can get them in heavy duty.
I get a box that the saddle fits rather snug in, it's less stable in a stack and the box is more likely to be damaged if there's empty space, plus the smaller boxes are easier to pick up for both us and the guys who have to ship it. I wrap the horn and tie or zip tie the stirrups together and slide it in. I've shipped 5 or 6 that way and never had a problem. I have had saddles show up in less than stellar packaging condition, mostly because they choose to use a cheap flimsy box and as the saddle shifts inside it ripped th box apart. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | WiscoRacer - 2016-12-14 2:16 PM I've shipped a Jeff Smith, marlene mcrae circle y, crown c martin, tami semas and a few others in an 18x18x24.
That's the size I use. You can get them from Wal mart. |
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