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Re: [BB] Bag & Tag in brief and MAR demystified

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Where to ship the crate to (assuming we get an exemption?)
I'd assume it'd be wherever the crates were shipped before (some drayage site nearby), and they'd probably even get it to and from the venue if needed. Venue space for crates is probably still there at a lot of regionals that didn't switch venues and previously had crates.

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Who would unload a 400+ lb crate for us from the shippers? Move it and store it at your place? Let us open it up the day before competition? Come back late after the competition so we can re-pack it? Move it out so our shipping company can pick it back up?
Most of these would probably be taken care by the drayage company FIRST would have you send the robot to. Alternatively, I know some schools and businesses have forklifts that can unload crates, and storage space. You wouldn't open it before competition if it was shipped to the venue, and you'd probably crate it before you left so the shipping company could pick it up there. You'd only run into problems if you didn't have your paperwork in order.

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Hopefully they can find a place to store our crates and still allow easy access to them when we fly over? We'll still need to rent a truck unless they can somehow get our stuff to the arena???
Again, unless the Hawaii regional switched venues or has teams taking up space that previously was storage for crates, I don't see why it would be changed from previous years.
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