Shipping woes...

[CarlG]

The only problem we have had with shipping USPS is that when we shipped things to our son in the Seattle area, they were delivered OK -- ie: left on the front porch and subsequently stolen, sometime between 12:30 when they were dropped off and 3pm when son got home from work.

 

[1Tudoor]

A few yrs back I shipped quite a few very large RC planes via Greyhound for which I built crates & never had a problem & it was reasonable . One limitation is destination has to be @ another Greyhound location & insurance coverage was limited to $300 but if you did the crate right w/ proper support inside , I never worried about damage .
A good lightweight material if you can find it locally are door skins , which are ply & about 1/8" thick which work well for light weight crates when nailed & glued to a frame of 2 x 2's & a piece would be great for gasket ship support .