hannasus 0 Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Can anyone point me in the direction of a cheap/reliable means of shipping my snowboard and kit back to the UK from Japan? Japan Post will take it (my board is under 150cm) but won`t insure... Alternatively, I`d be interested to hear of any companies which offer insurance for shipped items. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Won't the normal Japanese takyubin take it off you and use DHL/Fedex on the "foreign" side? We had something sent to us by fedex, it came via Japanese takyubin. That was the other way round of course. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Fedex will be about 50,000 yen to send it back to the UK. My brother just looked into it and that was what he was quoted Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Wow. Cheaper to pay excess with the airline sounds. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 yeah It sure looks like that. Link to post Share on other sites
DJElo 0 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 can't u take it as sports equipment on ure airline??? who you flying with?? Link to post Share on other sites
Hokkaidough 4 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'd try it. Just know potential costs as a backup. Link to post Share on other sites
heresme 0 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'm looking to send my snowboard bag to NZ but having the same problems as yourself. Apparently a company called emery worldwide can do it but I cant find the right contact details for the department... Let me know if you find anything...! Link to post Share on other sites
heresme 0 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 ok heres what I've found - Kuroneko, Sagawa, Niitsu (pelican). Most seem to have a limit of 160cm so unfortunatley useless for me. You could try using TNT or another air freight service. I'm going to NZ and its looking like costing me $700 NZ dollars thats a door to door service with luggagefree.com. THe other alternatie for me is to leave my bag at both heathrow and bangkok airports for a otal of aout 2 months which I'm not that keen to do.... Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 AndyB, call up the kuroneko guy and have him swing by to measure the bag you are sending. I know this sounds redundant if your bag is bigger but I sent my stuff from Shizuoka to Niseko in Dec/Jan and was sure that my stuff would break the 160cm mark (my bag alone is 165cm in length). There was no problems at all and no extra charge. Of course, things will be different for international deliveries but it's worth a try anyway as the dude will come to your place and do the measurements for free... Anyway, isn't $700NZ like Y2000 by now? BTW, you had much of a chance to ride that fish of yours? I was able to use mine almost everytime I was out this season! Link to post Share on other sites
XilR8 0 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Got a fair few rides out of my new Fish too. Just had to pick my days carefully and have a bit of luck, both of which I did. Except when I went to Niseko and it rained... About board shipping, I ship a 159 and a 156 around together in a 165cm bag and kuroneko never bat an eyelid. Link to post Share on other sites
heresme 0 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 haha I wish it was 2000, more like 20,000!! Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out for sure. Probably had about 10 days on my fish this season, mostly around xmas/new years! Hoping to get on it again before I leave Japan. Crazy how many fishes you see around niseko along with all the other crazy powder boards! Have you seen this years fish with the swallow tail & rocker? I'd love to ride one but I really dont wanna have to buy new bindings too.... booo for burtons proprietary systems ps how do you know I ride a fish? Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 xilr8, sounds like we almost have the same quiver. I shipped a 160cm and a 158cm in a 165cm bag that was stuffed with all my other gear and kuroneko also never batted an eyelid for me! What a great service that is! Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 AndyB, I stayed at the Bamboo lodge the same time as you. Sent you that facebook message about the 3 delivery services... Ring any bells? Link to post Share on other sites
heresme 0 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 hahahahahahha! small world mate! you coming back to hirafu at all? I'm leaving on saturday going to osaka for a couple of days then its offski Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Originally Posted By: AndyB Have you seen this years fish with the swallow tail & rocker? I'd love to ride one but I really dont wanna have to buy new bindings too.... booo for burtons proprietary systems You don't need to buy new bindings (if you have burton bindings). They come with plates that work with non-est burton bindings. I ride that new fish and it is insane! The swallowtail doesn't do much, but the rocker is amazing. It's great on-piste too as for all the guys chiming in with 'I sent my boards with kuroneko no problem', this thread is about international shipping, which has the 160cm total dimensions restriction. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Andy, thinking about a mid march trip as it looks like the season here isn't going to offer too much in the way of good snow from here on out. Kumapix, the point that both xilr8 and I were trying to get across is that there is a 160cm restriction for domestic shipping (as well as international shipping), which seems to be a guideline and not a rule as we both got away with shipping more. That's why I encouraged AB to give them a call and see what he can work out! No harm in trying, right? Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 well, just to let you know, there is no 160cm restriction at kuroneko for DOMESTIC. There is for international. so they didn't let you get away with anything Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Walton 0 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I've left my board in Bangkok airport for the last 7 weeks, it's still there, i get my hotel to check for me, and it'll still be there for another 2 weeks. I wouldn't have a problem leaving it there. Luckily in a funny kind of way, they lost my snowboard bag in Singapore, found it, shipped it to Bangkok and are keeping it there free of charge for me, otherwise it would cost 50baht for every 24 hrs, which isn't too bad. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Kumapix, have you contributed anything to this thread? Nah, didn't think so. Where is all this negativity coming from? I was just posting here to help out a mate. BTW, you are dead wrong about no restrictions for domestic takkyubin. Here is the link for domestic service in English and in Japanese (you'll have to type in the locations to get this one to work). Please notice that it clearly states 3 sides totalling 160cms. For International delivery in Japanese and in English you'll notice that it gives exactly the same calculation of 3 sides totalling 160cms. As I said before, no harm in calling Kuroneko and having them come out to your place to check that the sizes are alright. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Black Mountain, take it easy buddy! Reread my two posts. Have I contributed anything to this thread? Well, I have explained about est bindings & how the new fish rides. I have also explained that there is no 160cm restriction for snowboards for domestic shipping with takkyubin. I had a look at your links and I understand where you're coming from but come on, have you had a look at yahoo auctions recently? There are currently 425 auctions ongoing in the "over 160cm snowboard" category. How do you think people get them? Will kuroneko just bend the rules each time? Click on an auction and they will even give you the shipping rates (at the bottom of the page). I have sent 4 snowboards and received 3 domestically in the past 3 years...all over 160cm. So I think I can safely say that I am not "dead wrong" about this. There's a number of people in this thread (myself included) that have researched sending a board abroad and have found that the only way is through fedex/ups or one of those moving companies (all of which charge a fortune), yet you still want your buddy to waste his and a kuroneko driver's time trying the impossible. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 LOL, don't worry Kumapix, I'm always taking it easy. I think it's safe to say that we both agree that it's possible to send board bags that are over 160cms domestically. You should read my post more clearly man. I said that I think the measurements are only guidelines and not rules, so no, I don't think that takkyubin will just 'bend the rules each time' as you say. That was the point I was making. I think it's probably better to actually talk to someone who works for one of the takkyubin companies instead of just checking their website (like I already went over the issue that the website says they'll only take 160cms max. domestically when we've all had experiences to the contrary so isn't it just as likely that international is the same?). If it saves a few $ it hardly seems like a waste of time... and if it doesn't work out at least you know one way or the other! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 my coffin bag is over 160cm and the Kurineko ppl delivered it from the airport to my door, it was packed to the gunnels as well with my boarding stuff and other bits and bos Link to post Share on other sites
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