Tube for mailing a 7 foot rod

[ald]

Any ideas on where I can purchase a hard cardboard tube to mail a rod back to St-Croix for a repair. 8 foot tube as its a 7 foot rod

thanks

[toobinator]

I have some shipping tubes at the store that I save. You can have one but we're away from the store now until January 15. Unless the post office's rules have changed, they won't accept a package that long.

Ed
Paddletales

[ald]

thank you for the offer, very kind of you and much appreciiated. let me check that out with Cnada Post and I will get back to you. Enjoy your time off till Mid Jan.
Happy New Year 2019

[Piscivore]

From what I found at Canada Post. The maximum length package they will ship is 2 meters (about 6 feet).

As for a shipping tube. You could consider a 3" sewer pipe from the big box store of your choice. They come 10 feet long, so you can cut it to your needed length. It will cost between $15 and $20 though, so it depends on what you want to spend.

[FLOATFISHIN]

I would take Ed up on his offer. The abs or pvc tubing is a great Idea, for that is how I transport my rods on longer trips. That being said, the weight of the tubing compared to a cardboard tube will increase the amount you pay considerably. I'd suggest Puralator as opposed to UPS. Just from experience and price difference.

F.F

[mitch]

You can also use the cardboard core found discarded in the waste bin the local carpet store. Mitch

[Lunker Larry]

Maybe check out bouclair or other blind/curtain stores. They must have some old cardboard tubes for their curtain rods, etc.