subject: How To Prepare Your Shipment For Shipping In The Rain? [print this page] When you're shipping something a long distance, there are a number of factors that you're unable to control. As with all things in life, one of the ultimate in uncontrollable factors is of course the weather. The further you're shipping something, the greater the chance that somewhere along the way your IL messenger service will run into foul weather, even if it was sunny and warm in Chicago when you first sent your delivery on its way.
The reason this is important is because the couriers aren't going to wait for it to stop raining before they take your package in to make the delivery. Therefore, if it's pouring out when they get to your delivery destination, your package is going to get wet. They will obviously take any steps they can to minimize the moisture the package is exposed to, but the fact is that you never want to ship anything that will be completely destroyed if it just gets a little wet.
When you're shipping, even if you think that your package wouldn't be damaged by rain there may be things that you're not taking into consideration. For example, even if the cargo itself wouldn't be damaged if it got wet, is it breakable? Because if it's at all heavy and the box that it's being carried in should happen to get wet, it will probably tear and smash your shipment all over the ground.
The way around this is double boxing, a very useful technique for packing heavy objects. Also, make sure that you use high quality real packing tape to hold the box together. Weaker tapes may peel off and spring open if the box becomes wet.
If your items themselves could be damaged by rain, then you need to take some extra considerations into account as well. You should seal the item somehow inside something waterproof inside the box that you're shipping it in. Using something plastic is usually best, as the water won't penetrate it. Don't miss this step. Even if you think you're shipping in a very well sealed package or in one with very thick walls that water won't permeate you could be wrong, as even a little moisture exposure has a way of seeping into packages where you least expect it. Taking a little bit of time before you ship something can end up saving you a lot of both time and money down the road.
by: Oliver Lempkin
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