I have just about finished the empennage kit for my RV-14A and expect to pick up the QB Wing & Fuselage kits late next month. I live about 90 minutes from Van?s. They tell me that if I rent a specific model of U-Haul truck they will load both kits for me, uncrated and I can save the $900 crating fee.
As I think about it though, I am beginning to wonder if I?d be better off to go ahead and have the kits crated to keep them better protected and separated. My work area is about 25?x25? but I don?t think I have enough shelving or room to easily store both kits, uncrated, simultaneously. I?m concerned about a nightmarish situation of getting parts of the two kits intermingled and then spending all of my time searching for parts. If I have the kits crated, I won?t need to rest a truck which will save $200. So, the difference of crating or not would be about $700.
Managing the empennage kit was easy. I put all of the sheet parts on a 2.5?x8? 4-shelf unit and all of the small parts in labeled bins on the wall.
Any recommendations?
Lyn
KCVO
N76VY (reserved)
As I think about it though, I am beginning to wonder if I?d be better off to go ahead and have the kits crated to keep them better protected and separated. My work area is about 25?x25? but I don?t think I have enough shelving or room to easily store both kits, uncrated, simultaneously. I?m concerned about a nightmarish situation of getting parts of the two kits intermingled and then spending all of my time searching for parts. If I have the kits crated, I won?t need to rest a truck which will save $200. So, the difference of crating or not would be about $700.
Managing the empennage kit was easy. I put all of the sheet parts on a 2.5?x8? 4-shelf unit and all of the small parts in labeled bins on the wall.
Any recommendations?
Lyn
KCVO
N76VY (reserved)