The 8ft.+ board with a big ol' fish painted on it ( great vacation impulse buy!) was impossible to take on a plane, post office and fedex didn't want it etc. ...so this worked out great. Cell phone communication was difficult on the road as everyone knows but we just persevered and one day this big ol' fish just swum up on my front porch.Now that I have the hang of it I'd use Uship again.