I will be moving to Nevada soon and starting to pack things up. I have about 10 lbs of powder, around 6K of primers several lbs. of Black and 1000 percussion caps. Any suggestions on the safest way pack these things so I don't have any surprises on the interstate? I'm planning on loading everything into 4x4x4 pallet crates so I can forklift them onto my flatbed for the trip out. I will be making one trip with the flatbed but several other trips with horse trailers so I could separate things if need be.
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Ammo boxes would work great for your primers and caps and an old ice chest could work for your powders. Obviously keeping everything separated and away from a risky place on the pallet would be a good idea too. Plastic totes for everything else.
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Definitely a protective thick walled box or ammo can for the primers. Wouldn’t want a rock or other road debris hitting a brick of primers. As for the powder, when I moved from California to Arizona, I just loaded the powder containers into a cardboard box in the back of my pick-up.
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I do believe the several pounds of black powder will require DOT Haz-Mat placards on the trailer.
Anyway, it would only be prudent, just to warn first responders in case there is an accident and/or trailer fire.
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Anyway, it would only be prudent, just to warn first responders in case there is an accident and/or trailer fire.
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The last time I moved, I used a large cardboard box for all my primers and powder. I used bits of foam and cardboard to snug everything up (the box was also inside my pickup). I didn't haul any black powder though and RC made a good point.
A few things you should consider:
1 - On some bridges/tunnels/ and even some downtown it is prohibited to transport explosives or explosives materials. My friend found the latest one the hard way when he went with his RV downtown a town I do not recall the name and the cops stop him because of the propane gas tank outside.
2 - I would use the same type of packaging that was used to ship the powder/primers: original container inside a card box and inside another card box.
3 - I would mark with a sharpie the box with the content on all sides.
1 - On some bridges/tunnels/ and even some downtown it is prohibited to transport explosives or explosives materials. My friend found the latest one the hard way when he went with his RV downtown a town I do not recall the name and the cops stop him because of the propane gas tank outside.
2 - I would use the same type of packaging that was used to ship the powder/primers: original container inside a card box and inside another card box.
3 - I would mark with a sharpie the box with the content on all sides.
Kestak, the first town that comes to mind about bottles in a tunnel is Baltimore. There was no excuse because of the warnings.
Hauling powder, there is a limit on weight, Part's reloading in Ohio would be a good recourse person, I believe the weight limit for an approved box is 48 pounds. I do not believe it is legal to have more than one box as in two boxes with 48 pounds each.
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Hauling powder, there is a limit on weight, Part's reloading in Ohio would be a good recourse person, I believe the weight limit for an approved box is 48 pounds. I do not believe it is legal to have more than one box as in two boxes with 48 pounds each.
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