Transporting Vinyl Collection

With these perils in mind tech guru paul rigby outlines how to store a record collection properly.

Transporting vinyl collection.

2 fold the bubble wrap over the records and secure with tape. With increasing pressure on delivery companies and couriers alike to pile more packages into each van per trip it s no su do you want to know how to ship vinyl records safely securely and still give your customer the best unboxing experience. For many years now the top issue brought up by the anti vinyl brigade is the noise that vinyl makes when it is playing. Whether it be a professional moving service or doing it diy with a u haul truck check local forecasts and select an optimal date and time of day to transport your collection to eliminate as many severe weather factors as possible.

Every record no matter. Shipping vinyl records through the mail sounds like a harrowing experience. How to move your record collection pack your vinyl records well. The interior dimensions are the perfect size for a record and they can fit about 100 u haul will also buy back any unused boxes for the selling price of each box.

Put 20 22 records on top of the center where the two pieces of bubble wrap cross. First snag some poly sleeves for each record in your collection. In this case renting a truck with an air conditioned cab was not necessary considering the proximity of the new home for the collection but most moves are not down the street. Box wise many collectors recommend u haul s small moving box.

Prepare records for transport. This may be counter intuitive but many experts recommend that. The snap crackle pops the background hiss the clicks and more. U haul says the boxes can support up to 65 lbs which should be plenty of support for records.

June 14 2007 10 38 am subscribe i have a medium 500 1 000 collection that i am taking with me on a 2 day move up the east coast in a non airconditioned moving truck this summer. Improper prepping can cause record damage during a move says gluskin. How do i move a collection of vinyl lp records.