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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>There are packing places that offer this service. I know of one in San Diego that a friend has used, but I have not. Perhaps some kind of search can be made locally. If anyone is interested, I can ask my friend what kind of place it is. He has shipped S Lines to Japan successfully using this system.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If you can find someone who repairs delicate equipment, they may have the means to do this and might do it for a modest fee.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I think I have received something from Beltronics repair in New Hampshire and RTO electronics (Heath Repair) using this system. As I understand it, the procedure is to line a carton with plastic sheeting, fill the carton with a foam about halfway, put down another sheet of plastic, put radio in carton, cover with another sheet of plastic, and fill the rest of the box with foam, another sheet of plastic, and the foam hardens in a short time. Of course, the radio is carefully sealed in a trash bag or similar first.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> boatanchors-bounces@puck.nether.net [mailto:boatanchors-bounces@puck.nether.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Jackson<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 17, 2011 12:04 PM<br><b>To:</b> BoatAnchors<br><b>Subject:</b> [Boatanchors] Extreme Packing<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id=yiv1521652514><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I rec'd a nice BA yesterday that was shipped from <span class=yshortcuts>Calif</span>. via UPS (Ugh!). What was amazing to me was the packing material. The sender (an individual, not a commercial biz) had used some sort of what appeared to be "expandable-foam-in-a-bag" product that perfectly fit the radio. That is, the radio seemed to have been put in the box while the "bag" was still wet and left an exact impression of itself in the bag which eventually solidified (I'm guessing). The top "bag" was also similarly perfectly form-fitting to the top of the radio. In other words, there were two exactly fitting "bags" that so perfectly fit the boxes and its contents that no movement of the radio was possible and protection was excellent. So, BIG Q: does anyone know what this stuff is called and where can it be bought. This is WORLDS better than peanuts or bubble wrap, etc. The sender of the BA hasn't returned my emails.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Bob AG5X</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>