On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 08:15:54 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 10:45:57 AM UTC-5, -MIKE- wrote:
On 2/10/18 9:24 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
I came home from work yesterday and found this leaning against my house.

http://i.imgur.com/GDv2Odp.jpg

My son got it from a friend and wants to make something with it. The problem is that the friend
(and me) live in Western NY and my son lives in Las Vegas. A mere 2300 miles. I'm planning
on calling around and looking for the cheapest shipping option, so my first call is to all the smart
folks in the wRec. Any ideas?

33" x 30” x 2.5” weighing in at 75lbs.

If anyone is headed in that direction, I could meet you part way. ;-)


In the drumming community we are always looking for cheaper ways to ship
big things.
There are two options I have come up with over the years, both of which
may require a bit of travel-- well under 2300 miles. :-)

1. Fastenal will ship store to store. Take it there and they will send
it on one of their trucks, to the store nearest him.
https://www.fastenal.com/en/22/3pl-(...arty-logistics)

2. Greyhound. Same deal-- take it to nearest bus station and he picks
it up from bus station.


You see, now there are a couple of options I never would have thought of.

My daughters are heading that way later this month and one idea was to have them check it
as an extra "bag" but at that size and weight it would be really tough for them.

I think you'll find there are weight restrictions on checked baggage,
too. They probably don't enforce it for "normal" baggage but for
something like this, they might get a little tight-jawed.

I'll look into your suggestions. Thanks.