You could check out the cost of renting one of the smaller moving trucks and a car trailer ... might be cheaper than Uhaul trailer alone.
You could check out the cost of renting one of the smaller moving trucks and a car trailer ... might be cheaper than Uhaul trailer alone. Then again, if you have a super man-truck a car trailer might be out of the question.
I am pretty sure there's no way its cheaper. I think the trailer rental from Pcola to Corpus was under $200. I just did a quick check online and a Corpus to Pcola rental for the largest trailer (6'x12')was only $100. I had no problems with the two times I have rented Uhaul Trailers, but they have less moving parts (haha) than a truck or van.
Pretty sure Uhaul is the only one that does trailers for one way moves.
I just did. I used the people referred by the Uhaul website although I used a Penske truck. Make sure you have everything boxed and positioned for the truck before the help shows up. I used them only for my heavy furniture. Make sure you micromanage them or else they will in fact stand, stare, and tell you that your shit is not going to all fit in the truck while getting their tape measure out to take "readings". Gimme a freaking break....it's not rocket science, and your help is certainly not going to be a rocket scientist.. Put the boxes in first, pack them to the ceiling, and try to have similar sized ones for the packing evolution. Then have the odd shaped stuff put in. Do not waste space going to the ceiling. 2 guys at 2 hours to load a 26' truck is sufficient. 2 guys at 3 hours to unload. Remember....micromanage....the practice will come in handy once you are an O-4Has anyone ever tried hiring movers to load their rental truck for a DITY move, e.g. movinglaborbrokers.com?
Get the truck online at penske.com 222 is the code for AAA discount if you have AAA...cough cough. Use the Uhaul website to find the hired help.(read reviews about the help)While I prefer penske or budget for a one way rental, I am sold on uhaul's "moving help". They are basically independent contractors who use uhaul to get business.
Great thread. I'm moving from Jax to Whidbey and was wondering what the best way would be? A lot of you guys seem to recommend a partial DITY but I was hoping to make the maximum amount of money and do a full DITY with towing my car on a trailer. Unfortunately, Penske doesn't seem to have a car trailer that can carry my 5k lb car and UHaul seems to have less than desirable reviews. Any other suggestions? Or would it be better to just load my car up with what I can and have the Navy move the big stuff?