if you live near a coastal port check any one of the local timber mills -they use 6x8 sheets of cardboard to cover lifts of ply...conversely, I know for a fact Plum Creek MDF2 comes in lifts with said 6x8 corrugated sheet of cardboard on top, so check at you local lumber yard.. it's against bylaws to throw cardboard in the garbage up here, so even tho' they may not have "brand new cardboard", perhaps your local yard/home depot will have a couple topper sheets kickin around , or even in their 'cardboard only' dumpster/bin..if not you could try asking them to save you some from thier next couple lifts..
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you already thought of furniture/appliance stores, right?
(according to my kids, fridge boxes make great houses, so why not great cabs? :-)