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In Reply to: RE: Buying Magnepans in USA and carrying them to India posted by 15945 on June 09, 2016 at 05:08:57
thanks for your reply, Green Lantern!
wow.. i was under the impression that this kind of extensive packing is needed if i carry bare speakers with me. I did not think that the speakers directly shipped from factory, with all its original packing, will also need such kind of packing.
Nikhil
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Yah gotta consider airport personnel are used to handling suitcases filled with clothes which are generally tossed around like rag dolls. There's no other way I'd do it without a hard case container lined with material to absorb shock.
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I built a simple crate using 1/4" plywood and 2x2 pine. I used it to ship the mid-bass panels of my IIIa's to Magnepan several years ago for delam repairs. I saved a bundle on shipping by just sending the panels rather than the entire speaker.
I married the perfect woman. The downside is everything that goes wrong is my fault.
I agree you can never be too sure, I wrote the above on my way to work and I think I was too kind on the baggage people at the airports; hell if they can toss and throw your baggage in plain view and in front of you (as often viewed outside on the tarmac), I can only imagine what happens behind closed doors.I was home last Summer back in Ohio and my mom gifted me and my wife her set of China dishes that she's had since I was a kid. Nothing fancy, and by no means super expensive but valuable to me nonetheless. There is probably close to 50-60 pieces and I wrapped each one as if they were gonna to be dropped from a standing position. I then lined a hard case gator box (footlocker) with an old bed spread and placed them inside. A small roll of bubble wrap later and off I went it to the post office. They all arrived unscathed. Granted Maggies may not be as fragile as small china but I'd still wrap them as if they were. Another thing to consider is if there's a problem with a un-pressurized compartment at 35,000 feet for 16 hrs (I have no idea but I doubt it).
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My brother traveled DOMESTIC for a living for maybe 2 years. He reports NOTHING is baggage handler proof. Resistant? Maybe. He bought 'lifetime' guarantee stuff and regularly replaced it.
My Travel Pro 'roll-a-duffle' has been thru HELL. But while it is ratty looking, still is usable.
Too much is never enough
Perhaps if something appears too securely packaged thieves bust it open if only to view its contents thinking it be something highly valuable such as diamonds (or MG 20.7s) :-)
fortunately my former Duetta Sigs came with a shipping crate. I added the soft blue foam squares and hard foam squares for spacers.They survived a 500 mile journey inside a tractor trailer, but there's no way I would've ship them overseas-unless the buyer was willing to sign away on a damage waiver.
Theft is always a concern! But here's a interesting story (to me anyway): I worked in Afghanistan back in '09 for four years as a civilian contractor. During those 4 years I probably flew out on vacation at least 24 times (12 out, 12 back).
One year (for some strange reason) I allowed my duffle bag to be checked, not unusual except this time I decided to place my laptop inside it since I also had a Galaxy tab I used. I never had a problem with lost luggage before (and you guessed it- this would be the time my bag would get lost). It did get lost and of course now I'm sweating because my laptop had ALL my personal information including credit card numbers, home address, etc., available to any 8th grade hacker who could get past a couple of passwords (and not exactly the place you'd want this kind of info in the wrong hands). Long story short, 10 days later and $80 in cell phone cards later, my bag was finally located. It had traveled to Dubai, then to Kabul, back to Dubai, though Kandahar and then finally to my area. When I went to pick it up I saw my cheap padlock on the outside of the bag unbroken. When I opened it and saw my laptop, I tipped the cargo guy $20 on the spot! Remember-this was just a basic duffle bag, anyone could've felt the outline of my laptop through the material and then with a dull knife- sliced right through it. But again-nothing was touched...by contrast: me and my wife took a vacation to Paris a year prior and the airline lost my wife's checked in suitcase, a day or two later it turned up. EVERYTHING inside was gone, souvenirs, gifts, you name it (no laptops, she's smarter than me LoL). Took months to have our claim approved and finally reimbursed but what a hassle it was.No reason I mention this other than I hadn't thought about this before reading your post...
actual bag the day it was received-
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Thank you very much for sharing. Those are indeed all interesting events.
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