Sharing a shipping container from USA to South America in January 2014
Howdy everyone.
I'm currently prepping to ride South America starting in early 2014. I am currently weighing my options: to buy something once I land or to ship my trusty DR650.
The going rate to ship my bike on its own seems to be somewhere between $1500-2500 each way. Possible destinations would be Santiago, Valparaiso (or elsewhere in Chile) or Buenos Aires (though I understand that red tape grows mighty thick in Argentina). I paid $3500 for the bike itself earlier this year, so it's hard to justify spending the same amount in shipping costs for the trip.
I have found that sharing a shipping container with other bikes/vehicles can cut down the cost.
Anybody in the process of putting together a container that I might join? Or does anyone have experience arranging a shipping container?
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