You scared me!!!
I am still working on my first cup of coffee.
Just to give you a little background on the packing solution we have, leaks were a major concern I had going into this. Really with any liquids I'm always a little concerned. With that said, here is a little performance data on the bladders and overall packaging:
The bladders are certified by XYZ (some agency) for International shipping. They are actually 2 bags, even though they look like 1. They passed the Bubba Institute testing criteria with flying colors. To test them I filled them with water and threw them aprox. 10 feet in the air and let them land on concrete (just the bag - no box involved). I never had one bust before the 4th throw. I then boxed it, put that box in the shipping box, and jumped on it multiple times (aprox 250lbs) - never broke. Tried the toss test and wore myself out before the bag.
In the last year we had 2 mold get destroyed in shipping - I'll try and find a pic - it's pretty impressive (not in a good way). I'm sure at some point something will happen to one of them, but so far they have shipped all over the world and every one has arrived in good condition.
You don't have to have the box to use the plastic, but it makes it way easier to use. When you finish a box off it may not be a bad idea to break a box down and keep it stored away somewhere in case you ever get a box that has been roughed up.
Keep the jokes coming. I don't have a heart condition, yet...
Jason
