In Shipping... theres 2 kinds of "weight"
Theres "Actual Weight" and "Dimensional Weight", distance is also a factor.
Imagine if you shipped a solid chunk a lead in a 6"x10"x6" box vs. loosely packed chicken feathers in a 4ftx4ftx5ft box....
The first box is very heavy, but the second box consumes a lot of shipping space. Neither weight capactiry nor physical space is infinite when shipping on ships/planes/tranes/delivery trucks.
The hood in this case Im pretty sure will ship by Dim weight and probably arrive on a half pallet. I think mine was around 85$ to ship by truck ? Check out some of the ebay auctions on R/T hoods. and yes there is a lot of extra packing.