Digital BW, The Print

>> A two hour drive through Tokyo. I do have the bottle rack, and am
>> reasonably sure I could pack the printer in a box with the bottle
>> rack on top of the printer. Would that be enough?

Oops I edited out an important sentence fragment:
 
> I think some have found that if they raise the bottles above the printer for
> an extended period of time gravity will allow the inks to flow out of the
> cartridges. I think your best bet would be to put in in a box

that would allow you to keep your CIS installed, intact, and level,
alongside the printer, just as you have it when it is in use.

> Barring that
> I'd get the little plugs that fit into the openings of the cartridges (I
> think MIS and nomorecarts sell them), take the carts out and put the whole
> CIS assembly into a big Ziplock bag, if they make one that big. Oh, and
> probably as an added safety put a little bulldog clip onto each CIS line to
> keep the ink from flowing through the cartridges. Then put Epson carts into
> the printer to keep the heads from drying out. This way if there is spillage
> it's not into the printer.
> 
> Todd