GusGrissom
Well-Known Member
Hello all,
I am looking forward to a visit with my adult son who lives in Colorado. Endless flat spaces to launch out there. We shared a lot of great father/son moments with this awesome hobby launching rockets here in Florida when he was a kid growing up.
I would like to pre ship a lot of my constructed rockets and engines out there for my upcoming trip. The thing is, a lot of these things are made to look like missiles and in this post 911 era I was just wondering if this is a good idea. For instance, I have an Estes Doorknob painted in a V-2 color scheme. If the box was x-rayed it certainly would raise an eyebrow. Does anyone have any experience with this?
I already have a ton of engines and I would hate to have to buy more when I'm out there. Would I have to mark the box in any way? What about the hazmat fee? Does that only apply to commercial shippers? I certainly wouldn't want get my son in trouble because they would be addressed to him. Any ideas or if anyone has any experience would be helpful. Should I mark the box "inert toy rockets"?
Thank you all in advance so much for any advice or experience you may have.
I am looking forward to a visit with my adult son who lives in Colorado. Endless flat spaces to launch out there. We shared a lot of great father/son moments with this awesome hobby launching rockets here in Florida when he was a kid growing up.
I would like to pre ship a lot of my constructed rockets and engines out there for my upcoming trip. The thing is, a lot of these things are made to look like missiles and in this post 911 era I was just wondering if this is a good idea. For instance, I have an Estes Doorknob painted in a V-2 color scheme. If the box was x-rayed it certainly would raise an eyebrow. Does anyone have any experience with this?
I already have a ton of engines and I would hate to have to buy more when I'm out there. Would I have to mark the box in any way? What about the hazmat fee? Does that only apply to commercial shippers? I certainly wouldn't want get my son in trouble because they would be addressed to him. Any ideas or if anyone has any experience would be helpful. Should I mark the box "inert toy rockets"?
Thank you all in advance so much for any advice or experience you may have.