How Many Rods In 1 Shipping Container

[GodfatherOfSeoul]

I couldnt find anything when I googled it and searched on this site, but I was curious if  you are just supposed to ship only one rod per container or can you do 2 or 3 if they fit and are individually wrapped. Ive never ordered more than one rod at a time from anywhere/anyone but I def always see guys want to ship rods as a lot to save on shipping in the BR flea market.

 

[Hogsticker]

The tighter fit the better. The wider pvc tubes will accommodate 3 rods. The size more commonly used will fit two. Just make sure they're bubble wrapped real nice so they don't bang around. You'd be surprised how poorly some couriers handle these rod tubes.

[stkbassn]

Two is the most I usually do. Two will fit comfortably in a TW tube. I will sometimes use PVC but prefer the heavy cardboard tubes. I've started taping the wrap on the handle end to the outside of the tube itself to prevent them from shifting forward. I also wrap the tips in extra bubble wrap and cushion the space between the tips and end with paper or more bubble wrap. I've only had once incident so far with a carrier mishandling my package causing breakage. Knock on wood.

[Penguino]

2 in a cardboard tube, but bubble wrap it tight and put foam on either end.

[bigbill]

I had three rods show up in one pvc tube. They bent a triangle piece of cardboard the whole length of the tube to separate them.

[WRB]

3 rods can fit into the same shipping tube as 2 rods. The rod handles need to be butt to tip, the rods should have a rod sleeve and bubble wrapped on both ends and in the middle to prevent any vibration contacting the tube wall and be a snug fit.

Damage from the rod tips hitting the tube caps can be eliminated by tying the rod handles tightly to the tube wall with string through 2 holes drilled in the tube wall about 4" from the end caps. The end caps should be filled with foam rubber then tape the end caps onto the tube before shipping.

I have shipped my rods all over the country several times without any problems using PVC tubes and end caps.

Good luck.

Tom

[Lucky Craft Man]

I've actually packed 6 rods into a tube 4" before (three handles on one end and three handles on the other).  All 6 in that one tube arrived safely.  As others have mentioned, be generous on the bubble wrap and they should be fine.

[rippin-lips]

I've shipped 3 in a TW tube. For my Texas trip I bought a length of 5" PVC with end caps. I shipped 8 rods in it. Arrived both ways with no damage.

[deanjames]

The most I have done is 6 and they arrived with no problem.  I used a pvc pipe, packed bubble wrap in the ends, and glued the ends with pvc caps.  Had the cut the tops off but have had rods dissappear from ups warehouse before so figured it is well worth it.

[new2BC4bass]

Please don't just throw a little newspaper at each end and ship a 7 foot rod in an 8 foot long tube.  One of the last rods I received came shipped that way.  Received 2 rods the same day.  Tube on one was bent and splitting along the seam.  Figured I'd be lucky if the rod was in one piece.  It was fine.  The other tube was in perfect shape.  Opened it up and the rod's tip was broke off at the first eye.  Guess how the rod was shipped. 

 

I've received rods with one end cap missing (rod tip was gone too), and tubes with tape over one end.  I assume because someone was curious what was in the tube and removed one end cap.  (Why they couldn't put the end cap back on is beyond me.  Maybe the end cap fell off and a handler put the tape on to keep the rod in the tube.  Who knows.)

 

Wrap a piece of string around the butt end (or around as many rods as being shipped), and tape the other end to the outside of the tube before putting the end cap on.  Much easier to get the rod(s) out.  Especially if well packed.  I've only ever shipped one rod.  I went so far as to drill 2 cross holes through each end of the tube and through the end caps.  Put a washer on bolt, ran the bolt through the hole, put on another washer and tightened down the nuts with a wrench.  Guess what.  Not only did the rod arrive in one piece, but the end caps were still on the tube. 

 

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