don't use packing peanuts, ever. use bubble wrap. when they tear a hole in the box, which happens quite frequently, bubble wrap doesn't fall out like peanuts do. when the peanuts fall out, that's bad. also, peanuts like to shift during transit leaving voids. bubble wrap doesn't do this.

bubble wrap yes, peanuts no.

scott wrote:peanuts like to shift during transit leaving voids.

If your peanuts are shifting, leaving voids, you aren't using them correctly. Packing peanuts are designed to compress. The box should be OVER-packed (slightly overflowing), so when the box closes the peanuts compress against each other holding everything secure. Most people don't pack this way, but it is what the material is designed to do. When used correctly they work very well and nothing will move in side the box.

oh it's not me misusing them, since I never use them. it's half, maybe more than half of the people who use them when they ship me an amp or guitar.

when the shipper rips a 2" hole in the box, good luck getting those slightly-over-packed peanuts to stay in the box. i've probably only had that happen with shit shipped to me maybe 5 or 10 times though. which is about 5 or 10 times too many. the best was the tape machine. by the time it got here, the box was half empty and the tape hubs were cracked.

bubble wrap never falls out of a hole in the box, ever. end of story.

chairman_hall wrote:

chairman_hall wrote:I need to post this by tomorrow, so have used Adam's suggestion. Thanks Adam. Wrapping it up in tape was fun!!

This totally worked. And I would recommend this method.

Thanks again.

Ha! I was wondering about your guitar yesterday! Good news!

Can't you just drive it up there in your car?

Jeremy Clarkson wrote:Can't you just drive it up there in your car?

I don't drive.

Car drivers are worse than Hitler.