i was wondering if anyonecould suggest a way to ship a longboard to kaui??? i d like to ship it to my timeshare ahead of my arrival… that way i wont have to worry about transfers or airport hassles… thanks fellow travelers… bruce
Howzit sadony, UPS won't take a longboard so you can try Fedex. the other options are airfreight with DHL,Aloha Air or Hawaiian Air. If they won't ship it you will have to take it withyou as excess baggage which might be the cheapest. Aloha,Kokua
thanks Kokua
try aloha frieght forwarders . google it for the phone number
Shipping boards to Kaui? As in Kaui Hill? (I could not pass up a good joke)
Naw, your best bet is to carry it with you. Shipping ahead only works if you are shipping lots of stuff that would be too cumbersome and heavy otherwise. Have fun out there.
kokua covers it pretty well.
two or three boards make
the expense feasible.
honolulu freight co. has been good to me lately.
they pick up and deliver promptly.
often surface carriers can be difficult
as their volume does not allow them to be prompt.
the freight ticket has been expensive .high twos to 300.00
for just a couple two or three boards.
be sure you fly an airline that is board and fee friendly
some airlines rrestrict boards to 9’.
when asked how long your board is
make sure it complies with the length restrictions
sometimes just the mention
of a few inches over 9’ can double the expense.
beware the untimly truth.
the mythical ‘‘velzy’’ interpretive tape measure
can be well appllied in this instance.
I have recieved board shipments
for returning visitors in the past from fed ex
in advance of their arrival.
having a business address can be an advantage when
booking shipping.
…ambrose…
contraband is best avoided
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i was wondering if anyonecould suggest a way to ship a longboard to kaui???
First off, I’d learn how to spell Kaua’i
Shipping a single board to Kauai will cost over $300. The only real way shipping ahead makes sense is if you’re sending more than three boards. Taking it with you will run between $50 and $100, unless you can do some smooth talking at the gate.
Some of the larger surfshops have their own containers that go back and forth. You can call Kane Kai in Hanalei and see if they have their own container, if it’s making the trip soon, and if they’ll let you include your board on the next trip.
The other thing you can do is rent a board when you get there. Unless you really want your own. You could also use the excuse to buy a new board while you’re there. It’s not like they don’t have surfboards on Kauai.
If you take your board with you, make sure you check it all the way through to Lihue. Sometimes, if you’re changing from one carrier to Aloha or Hawaiian, they’'ll tell you you’ll need to claim and recheck your board in Honolulu. DO NOT let that happen. If it does… it’s a pain in the butt, and they’ll make you pay again for the board.
Don’t forget to bring straps to lash the board down to whatever car you’ll be in. Oh… and you might want to wrap your board with something - towels, clothes, bubble wrap, cardboard… - before you bag it. I get some damage from traveling about 1 in 4 trips.
Fedex has volume limitations (l+w+d) cannot exist xxx inches
I just Fedex’d my 6’8" Ricky Carroll Horan to Shwuz(Corpus Christi) in exchange for a custom from him and it ran close to $250 just for the shipping. I don’t know what he paid to ship his but he said it was expensive too…
I believe other than Ambrose’s effort, Jarrod and I may have started the first Sways board building exchange program. You build and exchange baords in a trade paying for shipping like you were purchasing a board locally. It’s a good way for each of us to see what’s on tree in the next jungle… In this case Jarrod got a unique Cheyne replica and I got a Shwuz masterpiece…
The sways board resource idea we discussed earlier was also something to consider as long as everyone is honest about what they are up to and not trying to take advantage like we’ve gotten used to from outsiders here in the islands…
Howzit oneula, $250 via FedEx is really steep. A couple of years ago I sent a 6' 0" mini tanker to Ca via FedEx and they only charged me about $65. Wonder why it's so much more these days. Aloha,Kokua
It’s the cost of fuel. Makes everything more expensive.
You can FedEx longboards no problem. We just got several boxes of boards via FedEx from Jack Reeves in Oahu. The longest board was a 10’ gun. They came packed three per box. I’m not sure what the cost was, but I’m sure it was a lot.
well its $80 one way on Hawaiian when you fly them and if you can sweet talk them probably get more than one board over for that price so that’s the best option in my opinion.
Howzit kendall, Yeah the price of fuel has had an effect on shipping costs but from $ 65.00 to $ 250.00 doesn't seem quite right. it's almost a 400% increase which isn't in line with the % surcharges that the shipping companies have put in to effect. If it did that would mean that we were paying only about 75 cents a gallon for gas 3 years ago and that wasn't the case. Probably the cheapest way to ship is by ocean with Matson or Young bros since when it comes to shipping blanks with them it's cheap. When Fiberglas Hi sold off the last containers of Clark blanks I got 10 blanks shipped over to Kauai for about $ 30.00. I don't think they would charge more for a board than for blanks and I can say that Young Bros is very careful as far as causing any damage. One of my shapers ships computer shapes from Oahu all the time and no damage to them so far. Aloha,Kokua
That’s right… I forgot about Young Bros.
kai kane is in hanalei
its a surf shop run by bobby cox
own container?
hmmmmmmm?
freight is a real problem for our remote locale
that is why it will forever be special.
in the book of freight alternatives
there is nothing better than accompanied cargo.
aka bring it with you on the plane.
shipping for more than two boards
is when you consider ‘‘surface freight’’
a consideration when there is no rush.
air shipment is for people in a rush
who dont have any reservations about expense.
I have seen guys spend more than 500$
to rush ship a 300$ board
…ambrose…
life is an amusing movie
so many interesting characters.
I wouldn’t bother. I’d just connect with a local shaper like Rick Holt or Joe kithchen and have a sweet ride waiting for me when I got there. Of course you would then have to bring it back via the airline. I have double-packed boards in a single bag and ATA let me slide for the price of a single($60). I recently sold a board thru one of our shops here on Maui . It was purchased by some tourists. They used it for 10 days and then took it back to the shop and put it in the used rack on consignment. The check was then mailed to them later after the board was resold.
Howzit McDing, That is a good idea. I think Rick is in the process of setting up an epoxy board building factory, that was what he told me last time I talked with him. I haven’t heard from him for a while and that is strange because he buys his FCS systems from me. Another good choice is Imua surfboards which is owned and operated by Dave Implomb who has taken over the Hawaiian Blades factory and is turning out some beautiful boards. Mark Sausen AKA Papa Sau Surfboards and Mark Angell are also puttng out some great boards here. Aloha,Kokua
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I wouldn’t bother. I’d just connect with a local shaper like Rick Holt or Joe kithchen and have a sweet ride waiting for me when I got there. Of course you would then have to bring it back via the airline. I have double-packed boards in a single bag and ATA let me slide for the price of a single($60). I recently sold a board thru one of our shops here on Maui . It was purchased by some tourists. They used it for 10 days and then took it back to the shop and put it in the used rack on consignment. The check was then mailed to them later after the board was resold.
Does this happen often? If so, maybe the easiest, cheapest option is to buy off the used rack and put it back on consignment when done. Yeah, sort of like renting, but the shop owner doesn’t need to worry about damage, etc. Seems to (potentially) eliminate a lot of hassles…
-Samiam
Saturday surf swapmeet at Hanalei Surf Co. In the grass. Or look in the paper for garage sales. I picked up a 6’2" Steve Rex double bump thruster for $20.
I had good success buying a used short board and selling it on consignment on my last trip to Oahu. It took a couple of months, but I got back exactly what I paid for the board. I think that would work on Kauai, though, since you don’t have the same volume of surf tourists there. I would buy a new longboard there and leave it in storage on the island when you leave, since you’ll likely be coming back every year to use your timeshare.