Need to move stuff from CT to TX...ideas?
 

Need to move some furniture from CT to TX. I was going to rent a truck and drive but I gotta think that a moving company would be better than 1700 miles of a governed 18 footer...

What do you guys think?

If you have time look for a partial load heading this way.

I moved some stuff here from FL that way.

You will get what you pay for
A real DOT number, with insurance, and airide equipment cost more then a some gypsie outfit
DEMAND a Cert of insurance if you care about the stuff.
Have it faxed to you from their underwriter.

Having done two cross-country moves, three other long-distance moves and currently preparing for a major relocation on the order of 5,000 miles away, I'll offer the following:

If I've learned nothing else - moving sucks. There is no upside to it. It's just stuff. Sell things, get rid of them, donate them, have a yard sale or whatever. It's very rarely worth it. I don't get attached to things. When I move I'll ship one car, a motorcycle, some clothes, a laptop, a few books (like two boxes, no more), maybe one box of miscellaneous personal items, my road bicycle and a surfboard. That's probably about it - I'll probably bring the feeder, fountain and a couple of toys for the cats too. No furniture. I don't care - I'll buy new stuff there or rent furnished. It's not important.

IMHO, it's not worth the trouble. There's hardly anything so important to make the rigors of a long distance move worth it. Sell and get new stuff later. Seriously. It's very likely not worth the trouble. Even if stuff is "valuable" to me that just means I can sell it for more. Moving companies suck and it's not worth throwing out your back or wasting your time or stressing.

Craigslist is your friend - good luck!

Door to Door

How about getting a POD? Have someone in CT that can load it? Might be cheaper than a true moving van line effort.

Pods has absolutely TERRIBLE online reviews. I've been looking at them and there are a lot of complaints.

Built a house for a woman that used a POD. When she had it dropped and opened it up, it was full of mold. Nothing was usable.

Its my Dads stuff. Much will go to donations. There are a bunch of family antiques that my great grand father made and several pieces that have been in my family for over 150 years. Doesn't seem right to sell them or give them away.

Anything you donate, donate it in CT. No point in hauling it to TX and then giving it away. I would definitely keep the important stuff. What you do with it depends upon how much you have. If it's not too many pieces, getting a moving company to haul it might not be worth it. If it's just a partial load, it will get transferred from truck to warehouse to truck and there's an increased risk of damage. I'd probably go get it, as someone would have to be there anyway to oversee a moving company that loaded it up.

Road trips are an adventure, anyway. Go have one.

JR

What you can't put in boxes and take to the bus station, sell. If you can't drive it or tow it behind your truck, get rid of it.

Seems to be a shortage of sentimentality from the Kalifornians. Must be something in the wine...

JR

I kinda like the idea of a road trip. I can fly up with my Son, we pack it up Friday then head out. 27 Hours of windshield time...

Mike, where in CT?

Californians are the stupidest people on earth, all that sunshine has baked their cabeza's into the consistency of mush. It is truly the land of indolent Eloi. Eat, sleep, take drugs, fk and lay on the beach is all they are good for.

If you use a common carrier, be careful and check the insurance section. Most only insure goods for around $1/pound, unless you buy additional coverage.

Almost everything of sentimental value to me fits in a fairly small box, or I can drive it.

Uship/veritrend?

Uship is a crap shoot. An unreliable crap shoot.

JR

What's wrong with that lifestyle exactly? Sounds better than working my ass off to afford a house to store a bunch of effing antiques in....

"Eat, sleep, fk and lay on the beach"

Sounds like paradise to me. :D

RE: the move, others have it right. Donate, distribute, or sell everything you can live without in CT and road trip the family heirlooms to TX via oneway truck. It will be a cross country adventure that you will never forget. A few years ago my wife and I flew to Ohio and picked up a specialty 36' medical van for her business. We proceeded to deliver it to SoCal via Rt 66 and its tributaries in December with a major winter storm bearing down. Quite an adventure.

Niantic

Man you aren't kidding! Sounds like an absolute nightmare to deal with, the motormeister of the moving/storage industry.

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