Ships & Modules

This is how I would do it:

[Magnate, GateRunner]

Damage Control II
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II
200mm Reinforced Steel Plates II

Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I
[Empty Med slot]
[Empty Med slot]

Improved Cloaking Device II
[Empty High slot]
[Empty High slot]

Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I

Utilize the MWD cloak trick and you will be much safer.
The Damage Control and Plate should save you from a single smart bomber, not sure about multiple smart bombers. Get in the habit of turning on the DC after you start to warp when you know there may be a smart bomb gate camp or to be safer just do it every time you warp.

I put Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizers on most of my hauling ships as you will get to your destination considerably faster and it is more difficult for all but interceptors to keep up with you if they decide to give chase through multiple systems.

Some gate camps can lock you quicker than you can align unless you are in an interceptor specifically setup to do so (sub 2 sec align time). Most gate camps will also have high alpha ships (this means their rate of fire is very slow but the initial volley is designed for maximum damage) that will easily kill your ship in one shot so the warp stabs are not very useful.

Using the T2 cargohold expanders will get you to 650 m3, this will allow you to use two medium containers thereby increasing your cargo to 780 m3.

You might not be able to fit a cloak yet but if you want to haul in low sec it is a necessity as you will eventually want to utilize Covert Ops ships and Blockade Runners. So better to work on that sooner than later.

Once you have mastered the MWD cloak trick in your magnate, if you want to haul more and can't use a blockade runner yet, Sigil will also work:

[Sigil, 11.3K m3]

Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II

Experimental 10MN Microwarpdrive I
Large Shield Extender II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II

Improved Cloaking Device II
[Empty High slot]

Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I

Only use as many Expanded Cargo Hold mods as you need for the load you are carrying, the first thing to replace them is a damage control and than Intertial Stabilizers.

the plated magnate would never die to smartbombs, neither would the sigil

Let's not recommend a 65 mil isk ship to someone who doesn't know what they are doing yet. He could potentially be caught in that ship as based off the align time he posted he doesn't have agility based skills trained high enough to get sub 2 second align times.


780 m3 is high volume? Did you notice he put expanders on his original fit? Did you also read the last line of my post?

just fly a shuttle if volume is super low - near instant warp

Smartbombs are a persistent threat in Low Sec, so the priority is to have enough tank to survive at least 16 smart bombs (two full racks), while also having a sub 2s align time, and you are fairly safe. If you are consistently going through really infamous choke systems, either plan a new route (preferable) or make sure to make perches/tacticals around suspect gates, or when you see flashies in local.

Remember also to have instant undock bookmarks, and instant dock bookmarks, for every station you plan on going to, otherwise, bad things can happen.

There is no need to use T-2 rigs, T-1 rigs will get you the same warpout time of 2 seconds.

Low volume, train Covops.

@Bhaal Estidal

As other have mentioned, learn how to use the Microwarpdrive + Cloak trick to get through gate camps. If you don't have a cloak yet, don't go through lowsec.

I personally use an Astero for this kind of hauling. It's very versatile, fast (under 2s align), can warp cloaked and has a decent tank (over 10k ehp omni) to survive smartbombs. But it's rather expensive, if you are a new player.

While obviously not the most practical thing, it is technically possible to make a magnate of those parameters:

[Magnate, Challenge Accepted]

Shadow Serpentis Inertial Stabilizers
Shadow Serpentis Inertial Stabilizers
Shadow Serpentis Inertial Stabilizers
Damage Control II

Medium Shield Extender II
EM Ward Amplifier II
Thermic Dissipation Amplifier II

[Empty High slot]
[Empty High slot]
[Empty High slot]

Small Low Friction Nozzle Joints II
Small Core Defense Field Extender II
Small Core Defense Field Extender II


Eifyr and Co. 'Rogue' Evasive Maneuvering EM-703



A travel fit interceptor will have less cargo, but can sport similar ehp values, but not require the stupid faction istabs.

Interceptors are pretty good for this chore as you can get your Align/Warp time down to under 2s. At which point, thanks to the way server ticks work, you simply cannot get pointed before you warp out. We're talking seriously low mass items here.

I've been known to haul a 'ceptor full of freshly cooked Nanite Repair Paste to Jita from 0.0 if I need to do a speed run to get something I badly need (usually a skillbook).

However, imho The Best Ship for this purpose is a tech 2 cloaky hauler (Viator or similar). Mine has 2x inertial mass stabs and a nano in the lows along with a T2 low friction nozzle rig. That thing warps like a frigate for my alt with exceedingly marginal Navigation skills.

As mentioned, you will want to bookmark some gate perches on all gates you plan on taking regularly and get insta-undock bookmarks for any and every station you plan on visiting regularly, especially Lowsec stations.