Africa Trip - general pointers from folk in the know?

[Dickie]

My first crate of memories arrived on my door a year to the day I arrived in SA. Part of the problem is the size of the crate because it’s not just priced on its weight but the space it takes up.
The thing is you say you’ll only be going once but you haven’t been yet and unless you get ripped of or have a crap time you’ll probably be back.

 

[Sol]

May I ask; on what experience do you base your observations?

I dont personally do taxidermy however I'm friends with a bunch of folks that do Imports, skipped this time around but we just ordered a crate from Canada were spending like 200-300 CAD for the crate for several whitetail deer, mule deer, pelts, coyotes etc.

A kudu Is a massive animal about 50" alone for the shoulder mounts, and a few extra inches needed for ears and the detached horn plate You'll need another 20" length to accommodate the Nyla on the other side.
So about 60" height, about 50" length and 40-ish" wide. (depending on pose picked for kudu)

If your only taking back the skull cap, horns, and skins the box you need is a fraction of the size like pitiful small the only requirement being Its more than 35" long to accommodate the detached kudu horns.

Overall the smaller the crate the cheaper is gonna be, weight does drastically increase price however large light boxes do as well (larger, less space for product so marked up quite a bit so airlines/exporters get there moneys worth)