Dumb question, but for those of you who do a lot of selling of bows, where do y’all get your boxes? I’m going to sell a few bows in the near future and was trying to find cardboard boxes in the 60x8x4 range online, but everything close was being sold for $100+. I’m not going into business selling! I only need 4 or 5. I’m not looking to “make” a box if at all possible. Any info is appreciated.

Two arrow boxes spliced together, or go to a carpet store and ask for the cardboard tubes.

Make your own boxes out of flat cardboard

I cut them out of refrigerator boxes from the appliance store.

I’ve used mop and broom boxes, fluorescent light bulb boxes and large headboard and bed frame boxes . I prefer large boxes that I custom cut for each bow. I try to make each box as small as possible and still offer protection.

https://postcalc.usps.com/

Try to keep the cross section 3x9 inches maximum or the cost jumps up. Use the USPS calculator above to check it out.

better yet, pirateship.com

Electric baseboard radiator boxes. If you know any electricians / contractors they just toss them..

Shipped a few hundred in boxes made like this. Only modification I have made is I buy cardboard in 24" widths and make the boxes 3"x7.5 wide now. for the the end flaps I add 6" to the length of the finished box to allow for 3" end flaps on each end.

I hope this link works.

https://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/index.php?topic=108952.0

If you mail takedown bows, it's a lot cheaper to keep them under 30" overall to eliminate the extra cost, and most will fit in the shorter boxes. Same with length for one piece bows, keep them just a little longer than the bow you're sending, they will keep the bow more snug as well that way.

I work as a maintenance man for 93 apartments and when I install new base heat I save some of the box’s the heat comes in. They are pretty thick and have a really nice end on them and I get up to 72” long on some apartments. If you were local I would say stop by and get a few . Most are like 3” deepx@8” wide as well.

I work for a tractor dealership and we frequently recieve large/long parts in long cardboard boxes. If you have a tractor repair shop / dealership nearby, ask them to save them for you. I have a few customers who ask me to save different boxes.

"lets build a shipping carton" at the bottom of this page,step by step instructions

I’ve made well over 200 cartons and made a “how to” tutorial on this site a few years ago. I use Home Depot x-large heavy duty shipping boxes...the store is only minutes away from my home. Instead of cutting the cardboard with a knife, I now simply run the flat carton thru my bandsaw to trim it down to its workable size. All my boxes are 6” by 3” by the length of the bow plus a little extra to accommodate the bubble wrap packaging. Besides the cardboard, you’ll need a can of spray adhesive and heavy duty packaging tape. Richard

Thanks all - I've got a plan now.

Cool

Buy more bows and use their boxes. :)) Archery shop for used arrow boxes. Always keep eye out(when not needing to ship) for thin wall PVC tubes or sturdy cardboard tubes for long bows and boxes 6" wide by 3" thick at least 36" long or longer that can be used as is, cut down or taped together. When packing anything.... pack tight so product does not slide back and forth. Had limbs tips come out ends when someone did not pack tight.

furniture stores always have lots of big boxes of varying sizes for free.

James

I get the boxes that skis come in. We've got several at the ski shop. Most are 72x6x4.

I've used Nemah's box plan a number of times and everybody I have sent a bow to was very happy and none have had any issues. IMO that's the way to go. I get my box from U-Haul generally.

TTT for a new guy

This is a great resource and somehow should be archived in a handy location. I would like to somehow copy it and save it as a document tutorial. Maybe someone will explain how to do that.

Thanks again and best wishes!

I have used about every thing. once shipped a longbow in a pvc rain gutter down spout. It worked great but got some odd looks at the post office. Lol.

I am about done shipping full length bows though, it cost me $30 to Ship the last one.

Bicycle shops have a lot of leftover bike boxes that bikes get shipped in

Easy to cut down and custom shape for what you’re shipping put

Looks at what I found at the office! Based on the 23” width on one of the posts, I believe I can get 3 boxes made out of this TV box.

Thanks Y’all

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