[EricH]

Originally Posted by Dale

Bill's Blog states that FedEx doesn't pick up at bag and tag events. If an out of state team were to ship their robot to one of these events in a crate how do they then get it to their next venue? Do you have to use Shepard or its equivalent? If there were a FedEx donation this year (fingers crossed) that would seem odd and very expensive.

Try looking at Bill's Blog again. Particularly the following:

Originally Posted by Bill's Blog

New this year, FRC will be working with teams that have to travel long distances to attend events that are now Bag & Tag. (For example last year teams from Brazil and the UK attended the NYC Regional). The details are still in the works, but don’t eliminate a Bag and Tag event just because your team lives too far away to drive to the event. FRCTeams@usfirst.org will work with individual teams to arrange shipping to Bag & Tag events depending on your circumstances.

That's the second paragraph, right under the changes, emphasis mine.

Let's say that 330 is going to the Alamo Regional (just to pick a team/event). It's a good, solid 2-3 day drive. L.A. (330's home event) is not B&T, but Alamo is. 330 would contact FRC and get the procedure/shipping site. I'm guessing no bagging needed, provided that there is crate proof, but bagging would not hurt. Ship to Alamo via FRC procedure, ship to L.A. via FRC procedure (whatever that happens to be).