The current box was pretty beat up and the glued side of the box is starting to come off. Tape would probably fix it, but I doubt for very long. Instead I found a slightly smaller box (largest I could find) to repackage everything into. It may need to be replaced again in the future if things grow too much more, but I'd rather that happen then have the box fall apart between here and nicko's place. If that happened our postal insurance claim might get thrown out if USPS determines that the shipping box was unsatisfactory.
I will get the box out right away in the morning. I will probably stop by the post office on the way out of town - I have a business meeting so I'll be away until Wed. night. I may not have internet access, so FYI I may not be able to get the tracking # posted up here until then. It will have been sent, though.