Shipping Pit Stuff to Championships

FIRST General Forum
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Hi All,
Forgive me if it is explicitly written somewhere but there is so much information that weeding through it is cumbersome. I know how to ship our bot to the championships, but how, where, and when can/do we ship our pit materials? Can someone point me in the right direction? TIA

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A lot of teams bring it in their trailer. We usually have a tour bus, so we put everything in the luggage area. I would not ship to the event, due to cost, but that is just me.

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Section 5 Robot Transportation of the Admin Rules describes what to do to ship your tools.

You will be responsible for all charges for the shipping and drayage. Section 5.8 describes the process.

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Thanks FS, but that is a 2-3 day drive for us.
Andy, I see stuff there about the Robot but not our Pit Equipment. Tools, hardware, COTS, that kind of stuff.

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Contact FIRST and ask them… they’ll be able to tell you exactly how to get everything to champs!

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5.8 Robot Shipping - For Teams Granted an Exemption or Attending Championship

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Teams granted an Exemption or attending Championship may ship a tool crate. Some teams choose to ship a second crate containing tools to the event(s) to have additional tools available. Shipping a second crate is allowed, but only if the team meets the following requirements:

The team is financially responsible for all shipping and drayage costs for their second crate

     The second crate may NOT be shipped using the FedEx donation.  Abuse of the FedEx donation may result in a loss of this option for all teams in the future. 
 
Paint or stencil “TOOL CRATE – Pc 2 of 2” in letters at least 6 inches tall on each face of the crate.  Failure to properly label which crate contains tools may delay arrival of your robot at the event.

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Does this help, or did you already find this and don’t understand what it means?

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Got it Squirel Thanks