A Weighty Task: Gun Safe Shipping Secrets

So you're considering the purchase of a gun safe. Maybe you've even ordered one already. Have you considered where you're going to put it-and more importantly, how you're going to put it there? Here's what you need to know about moving it, and how it's shipped.

The Shipment

Typically weighing between 300 and 800 pounds, moving a safe is no ordinary undertaking. Therefore safes are usually shipped on a tractor trailer truck type freight carrier-a semi-truck (18 wheeler), although sometimes you do see shipments via a UPS or FedEx type of box truck.

Gun safes are shipped with corner guards and cardboard packaging, bolted to a wood pallet so the driver can easily move the safe with a pallet jack. Loads that weigh over 150 lbs usually are shipped on a truck with a liftgate, which is a hydraulic lift attached to the back of the truck that lowers the safe down to the ground level.

The Delivery

When gun safes for sale today are shipped with 'curbside delivery', that means exactly what it sounds like-it's dropped at the curb. Sometimes, if the truck can be maneuvered, the driver will drop it on the driveway a little closer to the home.

Sometimes a large semi-truck just cannot back down a particular driveway. In that case it will be left at the curb.

This depends a lot on the driver, the truck, and the slope of the driveway.

And, of course, the tip. Do not underestimate the importance of the greenback in getting your safe to a good spot. Importantly, don't overlook the need to make the driver aware of the tip pretty much as soon as he arrives. When a driver knows he's getting a tip, you'd be amazed at what can get done.

Curbside delivery can quickly become in-house delivery.

Yes, never underestimate the value of a good tip, especially when it comes to moving a big gun safe! I hope you like this gun safe review [http://squidoo.com/gunsafesforsale] of how to get your gun safe.