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High-tunnel kit freight vs free shipping
The list price on a kit page is not always the landed price. This page copies which indexed kits advertise free shipping, which publish zoned freight dollars, and which tell you to call — from live vendor pages opened tonight. It is not USDA, not a vendor, and not a carrier quote for your ZIP.
Sources retrieved 24 September 2026, about 03:17 UTC (23 September 2026, America/Los_Angeles). Bootstrap Farmer Round All-Metal and Essential Gothic (JSON + HTML), Rimol High Tunnel 30×96 and Nor'Easter 30×96, Grower's Solution Glacier and Super Duty JSON, Tunnel Vision Hoops 30′ and 20′, Farmers Friend Haven and Guardian, GreenhouseKits1 NRCS kit, and GrowSpan Series 550 were fetched live tonight. GrowSpan remains request-a-quote with no freight dollar. Freight dollars that a page does not state stay an em dash.
Who pays freight on the kit index
Re-opened tonight. Compare this with the kit index, the five-brand comparison, and 30×96 cost (Rimol zones live there too). Warranty years and hoop gauges for Farmers Friend versus Bootstrap Farmer are on Farmers Friend warranty vs Bootstrap gauge.
| Vendor / kit | Policy tonight | Freight $ | What the page actually says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bootstrap Farmer — Round All-Metal | Free ship stated (lower 48) | $0 | Kit body: free shipping of hoop house kits to the lower 48. Header also: free shipping on orders over $75 to the contiguous US. |
| Bootstrap Farmer — Essential Gothic | Sitewide $75 header; kit body silent on lower-48 | — (not stated on the vendor page) | Header: free shipping over $75 to the contiguous US. Kit JSON does not repeat the Round “lower 48” hoop-house sentence. Buying lumber locally “saves on freight.” |
| Farmers Friend — Haven | Free delivery contiguous USA (stated) | $0 | “FREE delivery in the contiguous USA” / “WE PAY SHIPPING to the lower 48.” Motor freight on a 4×8 pallet; customer unloads. Liftgate not included; accepting one bills $100. |
| Farmers Friend — Guardian | Free delivery contiguous USA (stated) | $0 | “FREE delivery in the contiguous USA” / site header “WE PAY SHIPPING to the lower 48.” Same motor-freight / liftgate-$100 family notes as Haven. |
| GreenhouseKits1 — NRCS High Tunnel Kit | Free terminal-to-terminal (continental US) | $0 | FREE terminal-to-terminal shipping, continental US only. Buyer picks up at the nearest freight terminal within 1 day or may owe storage / return fees. Not doorstep delivery. |
| Rimol — 30×96 High Tunnel Basic | Zoned freight (dollars on the PDP) | $1,250 (NE zone) | Required, added to subtotal: Northeast $1,250; Mideast $1,650; Central $2,750; Midwest $3,500; West $4,200; customer pickup $0. The $1,250 cell is the Northeast line, not a national rate. |
| Grower's Solution — 30′ Glacier / Super Duty | Motor freight — call for quote | — (not stated on the vendor page) | Motor freight; site must take a semi up to 70 ft; someone present to unload. Charges vary — call (866) 928-3390. No freight dollar on the JSON. |
| Tunnel Vision Hoops — 30′ / 20′ DIY kits | PTL / LTL — freight quote by ZIP | — (not stated on the vendor page) | 30′: PTL, may need up to 24 ft of trailer space, lower 48; free local pickup by appointment. 20′: LTL pallets, United States. Send ZIP for a freight quote. No dollar on either page. |
| FarmTek / GrowSpan — Series 550 | Not stated (request a quote) | — (not stated on the vendor page) | Call / request a quote. No freight sentence and no freight dollar on the Series 550 page tonight. |
Free-ship sentences, labeled
Free shipping of hoop house kits to lower 48 US StatesSource: Bootstrap Farmer Round All-Metal. Both Bootstrap HTML pages also carry the header
Free Shipping on Orders over $75 to the Contiguous US.
Elevate your farming with this all-inclusive kit and enjoy FREE delivery in the contiguous USA!Source: Farmers Friend Haven. Guardian:
plus FREE delivery in the contiguous USA.Site header on both:WE PAY SHIPPING to the lower 48 states.
We offer FREE terminal to terminal shipping (*Continental US only). We use freight terminals in order to ship to the terminal nearest you for pickup at no additional cost to you.Source: GreenhouseKits1. Pickup window:
Buyer must either pick up kit or make arrangements with the terminal within 1 day of being contacted from the terminal with notification that kit is ready. Not picking up kit within this time frame may result in late fees, storage fees, or ultimately return of kit to Greenhousekits1 at buyers’ expense.That is not a pad drop.
Zoned dollars: Rimol only tonight
The Rimol 30×96 High Tunnel and Nor'Easter 30×96 pages both require a region and add it to the subtotal. Basic is $16,803 on both tonight.
| Zone (Rimol PDP) | States named | Freight |
|---|---|---|
| Northeast | CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI, VT | $1,250 |
| Mideast | DE, MD, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WV | $1,650 |
| Central | AL, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MS, NC, SC, TN, WI | $2,750 |
| Midwest | AR, IA, KS, LA, MN, MO, NE, ND, OK, SD, TX | $3,500 |
| West | AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY | $4,200 |
| Customer pickup | — | $0 |
Basic $16,803 + Northeast freight $1,250 = $18,053. Those two figures sit on the same Rimol 30×96 page tonight. No door. Not a bid for your driveway. West-zone freight $4,200 is the published West line — still not a farm bid. Pickup is Customer Pickup - $0 Shipping
Quote freight and pickup
We ship our greenhouses via motor freight. Your location MUST be able to accommodate a full size semi-truck trailer up to 70ft. in length. You or someone else authorized must be present to unload the shipment.Freight charges vary depending upon your location. Please contact us at (866) 928-3390 if you have any questions regarding shipping or to receive a freight quote to your location.Source: Grower's Solution Glacier and Super Duty JSON. Freight $: — (not stated on the vendor page).
Our 30 ft. wide High Tunnel DIY Kits ship via Partial Truck Load (PTL). Partial Truck Load shipping for these structures may require up to 24 ft. of trailer space be rented in order to ship your structure. We offer PTL shipping for our DIY Kits to anywhere in the lower 48 states.***Free local pick-up available*** by appointmentSource: Tunnel Vision Hoops 30′. 20′ page:
Structures ship on pallets via LTL freight to any destination in the United StatesZIP required for a freight quote. Freight $: — (not stated on the vendor page).
GrowSpan Series 550 is still request a quote. Freight sentence: — (not stated on the vendor page).
How freight changes landed cost — no fake math
- List price is not landed unless the same page says shipping is included or prints a freight dollar you can add. Rimol is the only indexed kit tonight that prints zone dollars next to a 30×96 Basic price.
- When a free-ship kit wins on paper: Bootstrap Round All-Metal states lower-48 free ship on the kit itself. Haven / Guardian state contiguous-US free delivery (unload yourself; liftgate is extra $100 if accepted). You still compare the same width × length. A 20×40 is not a 30×96.
- When quote freight can still beat a cheap list: a lower Glacier or Super Duty list price is not a West-coast delivered price. Until (866) 928-3390 returns a number, that freight cell is an em dash. TVH can be cheaper on a local pickup — the 30′ page states free local pickup by appointment — or more expensive once PTL trailer space is quoted. We do not invent the missing number to declare a winner.
- Lumber left off the truck is still a cost. Essential Gothic:
Buying the lumber locally saves on freight and lets you choose the exact boards you prefer.
Board feet live on does a high-tunnel kit include lumber— not a freight invoice. - EQIP does not get a freight payment dollar on this page. See what EQIP will not pay for and the county-inspection checklist. Rules vary; call your county NRCS office.
Farmers Friend will not authorize the use of any liftgate services, and they are not included in any shipping charges, nor is it included with free shipping. If the local terminal or driver offers lift gate services, do not accept them for any reason as there will be an additional charge billed to you from Farmers Friend at $100.Source: Haven (same family language on Guardian). Free ship ≠ liftgate. Unload:
As far as unloading, it is the customer’s responsibility. The carrier will not have a forklift to unload.
Parts · not kits
Local lumber is not kit freight
Kit CTAs stay on the manufacturer URLs above. If a kit omits hip and base boards, that hardware is a local purchase — see does a high-tunnel kit include lumber. No new Amazon kit SKUs on this page.
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FAQ
- Which high-tunnel kits include free shipping?
- On pages opened 24 September 2026, about 03:17 UTC: Bootstrap Farmer Round All-Metal says free shipping of hoop house kits to the lower 48. Farmers Friend Haven and Guardian say free delivery in the contiguous USA (site header: we pay shipping to the lower 48). GreenhouseKits1 offers free terminal-to-terminal shipping in the continental US — you pick up at the terminal within one day. Bootstrap Essential Gothic only repeats the sitewide “free shipping over $75 to the contiguous US” header; it does not repeat the Round kit’s lower-48 hoop-house sentence. Rimol, Grower's Solution, and Tunnel Vision Hoops charge or quote freight. GrowSpan does not state a freight dollar.
- How much is Rimol freight on a 30×96?
- The High Tunnel 30×96 page (and Nor'Easter 30×96 tonight) adds a required zone to the subtotal: Northeast $1,250; Mideast $1,650; Central $2,750; Midwest $3,500; West $4,200; customer pickup $0. Basic is $16,803. Adding the Northeast line to Basic is $18,053 — those two published numbers, not a delivered bid and not a door. Other vendors’ freight dollars are not stated.
- Does a lower kit price beat a free-ship kit?
- Only after you know freight. A Grower's Solution 30×96 list price is lower than Rimol Basic on tonight’s pages, but Glacier/Super Duty freight is a phone quote (motor freight; 70-ft semi). Tunnel Vision Hoops is quote-only for both the kit and PTL/LTL freight. You cannot subtract those blanks from Bootstrap’s lower-48 free-ship sentence. When freight is published (Rimol zones) you can add it to the list price. When it is quoted, wait for the quote. No invented landed-cost race.
- Is free shipping the same as a liftgate to the pad?
- Not on the Farmers Friend pages. Haven and Guardian include free contiguous-US delivery on a 4×8 pallet via motor freight; the customer unloads; the carrier will not have a forklift. Liftgate service is not included with free shipping; accepting one is billed at $100. GreenhouseKits1’s free ship is terminal-to-terminal, not your field. Tunnel Vision Hoops offers free local pickup by appointment on the 30′ page.
- Does EQIP pay the freight line?
- This page does not copy a freight payment dollar from NRCS. The High Tunnel System Initiative FAQ on the will-not-pay page says financial assistance is for the structure itself. Whether a county writes shipping into a contract is a county answer. Rules vary; call your county NRCS office. Tunnel Spec is not USDA.
Tunnel Spec does not quote freight, book a truck, or set EQIP dollars. Rules vary; call your county NRCS office.