Shipping A Kayak

[Iolare]

Does anyone know of a company that sends freight trucks down to Phuket? I'd like this kayak to be a part of a consolidated shipment so that I wouldn't have to pay the entire cost of a truck. I'm hoping there's a company up there that makes this route and also hoping it wouldn't be too expensive. Any suggestions or referrals would be much appreciated.

[darrendsd]

The post office in town would be able to send that for you, you would just need to pick it up at the PO in Phuket.

[Iolare]

The post office in town would be able to send that for you, you would just need to pick it up at the PO in Phuket.

That's a really novel suggestion; I wouldn't have guessed that the PO was equipped to handle that large a parcel. The kayak is about 4 meters long and one meter wide. I'll check it out tomorrow at my local post office to confirm feasibility and get a cost estimate. I called a freight consolidator here in Phuket and they quoted 12,000 Baht, which was about 12 times more than I expected, so I was reconciled to driving my truck up and personally collecting it if there was no reasonable alternative.

[darrendsd]

The post office in town would be able to send that for you, you would just need to pick it up at the PO in Phuket.

That's a really novel suggestion; I wouldn't have guessed that the PO was equipped to handle that large a parcel. The kayak is about 4 meters long and one meter wide. I'll check it out tomorrow at my local post office to confirm feasibility and get a cost estimate. I called a freight consolidator here in Phuket and they quoted 12,000 Baht, which was about 12 times more than I expected, so I was reconciled to driving my truck up and personally collecting it if there was no reasonable alternative.

The PO will take virtually anything, Motorbikes are around 12-1500 Baht I beleive to send to Phuket, my ex GF brought her Bike up from Samui a few years ago and it was 900 baht, I go to the PO everyday and see a wide variety of goods waiting to go on the Van, today I saw a washing machine ready to go.

It will certainly be a lot cheaper than the price you have been quoted that's for sure, I think you would have to prove ownership of the Kayak before they will send so please bear this in mind.