You didn't say how you were getting from A to B - but did you consider once enveloped and turned rolling around one of those plastic swimming noodles. Probably have to use two fastened together with a wooden dowel or plastic pvc pipe about one foot each side of the join. Driving may make for interesting squishing into the car -- but the ends would bend around to shorten the total length. If flying airlines used to have boxes for skis or just wrap securely probably with lawn and leaf grade plastic bags and tape the devil out of it on the outside. Love to hear how you finally solve the problem and how it travelled.