Boxes & packaging to ship speaker cabs??

[bobbykokinos]

Where do you all find packing and boxes to ship speaker cabinets?? I have an Aguilar GS112 that I bought used so I dont have the original box for it. I checked with UPS and the price of packaging is about twice as much as it is to ship it itself..

Any suggestions??

 

[bassteban]

This works for most square-sided items- go to your local bike shop & ask for an old bike shipping box. Take it home, remove all staples, separate hot-glued seams & lay it out flat. For a nicer cab, I'll first wrap it in insulating styrofoam- 5/8" or so, then use the flattened box like(somewhat uncooperative )Christmas wrapping paper. Tape it like crazy, & you're safer than brand-new.