E-rock Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 As a forewarning: Please DON'T suggest U-Haul, because I don't have a second driver. I'm moving my belongings across country, everything is boxed, and I have no furniture that I'm taking along. I was wondering if anyone knew of a cheap way to move. I dont have much stuff, if I had a mid-sized pickup with a shell it would all fit, but all I have is a small car. I want to have my car empty, only climbing gear, so I can turn this into a cross-country climbing trip. Is there a company that will ship this stuff en masse for cheap (i'm po')? I was thinking something along the lines of those storage places that drop off a pallet, you load it, they pick it up and store it. Are there any companies like that for mvoing cross-country? Any help would be appreciated. Also I do not want to UPS shit, my boxes are too heavy, and it would probably cost me an arm and a leg to ship it all that way. Thanks in advance. E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jja Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 This would depend on what kind of car you had, and how "hoopdy'd" out it was, but what about a small trailer? You could probably pick one up used for not much dollars, then just haul the stuff yourself. Then when you get wherever it is you're going just sell the trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foraker Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 that's what I'd do. way cheaper than shipping anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willstrickland Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 THIS IS YOUR SOLUTION: http://www.upack.com/t2t.asp This option requires you to load your stuff at one of their terminals, and retrieve it at one of their terminals. You can use as little as 3' of a trailer. Another option they have is: They also will pull a trailer up to your house, leave it for you to pack, and then deliver it to the destination. They'll use the unused space to haul commercial goods. I think there is a minimum space allocation. Where ya headed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlen Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 If your car can't handle pulling a trailer up and over two big mountain ranges, just rent a moving van and tow your car behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 For heavy boxes, nothing beats USPS Media Mail $ wise. Dirt cheap to ship stuff that way. Just make sure you tell them it's "Printed Matter" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swaterfall Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 sell everything that don't fit in your car yo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-rock Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 I shipped a whole bunch of stuff cross country at a pretty good rate on Amtrak. You have to bring the boxes to a terminal and load them onto a palatte yoursef and pick them up on the other end. When I did the research this was cheaper than shipping USPS etc and I dind't have enough stuff to go with a larger shipping company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lummox Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 i reckon that if you got your stuff in boxes and still do okay then you dont need any of it. simplify. or sumpin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MtnHigh Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Look into ABF. ABF I had them move my stuff across country once. Very inexpensive. They park a short semi trailer in front for your house. You load it, they hitch up to it, drive it, park it at your destination and you unload it. The one hitch is that you have 2-3 weeks to receive your stuff at your destination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 misterE, i LOVE the kitty picture - that's f'ing sweet! eRock, moving far sucks ass. hopefully you'll find a good solution. i didn't look too hard when i moved but discovered that some of those delivery services aren't too keen on finding their way to telluride. i packed as much as i could into and on top of my car ... and ended up throwing away whatever wouldn't fit. ah, well - good to thin things out every now and then. btw, if you're planning on coming back and just need to store some stuff let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 When I moved out here, I shipped at least 100 lbs of books, a cello, a bicycle, and a bunch of random crap via UPS and it wasn't too bad. There was minor damage to the cello at the location of a preexisting injury, but some carpenter's glue fixed that right up. I don't remember how much UPS cost... maybe a few hundred bucks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 gary plays cello???? that glad you were able to repair it. UPS totally mangled mine beyond repair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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