-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: MAPS-L: shipping map cases Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:04:23 -0700 From: John Novak <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> References: <[log in to unmask]> I've had full size cases, maps included, moved several hundred miles without incident. A moving company was used for the transfer. John Novak On 10/24/06, * Maps-L* <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: -------- Original Message -------- Subject: shipping map cases Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 16:35:00 -0400 From: Michael Fry <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Organization: University of Maryland Libraries To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum < [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Anybody had experience "mailing" or shipping full-sized, 5-drawer units? Is it worth it to ship a bunch of used cases 250 miles, or is it a nightmare waiting to happen? That is, am I better off, financially or otherwise, simply buying new ones? Thanks very much. mf -- Michael Fry Maps Librarian Government Documents & Maps University of Maryland 301.314.1357 | [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>