I early semi-retired in 12/31/18 and as part of that process my wife and I will be moving to our semi-retirement home by Lake Michigan in the next couple of months.
We have been gradually moving furniture and belongings over the last few months with every trip we make up there (it's 293 miles and about 4.5 hours), so I'm hoping that the main moving event won't be quite as painful as it otherwise might be.
We are planning on renting a U-Haul truck and handling the move ourselves. I am thinking I probably need the 20' truck but am considering renting the 26' just to make sure I can get everything in - I'll do some measuring up over the next few days to get a better idea.
Anyway, just looking for helpful hints for anybody that has done this. How are the trucks to drive? How hard is the loading and packing process? Anything that you wish you had done differently?
Thanks
Rod
We have been gradually moving furniture and belongings over the last few months with every trip we make up there (it's 293 miles and about 4.5 hours), so I'm hoping that the main moving event won't be quite as painful as it otherwise might be.
We are planning on renting a U-Haul truck and handling the move ourselves. I am thinking I probably need the 20' truck but am considering renting the 26' just to make sure I can get everything in - I'll do some measuring up over the next few days to get a better idea.
Anyway, just looking for helpful hints for anybody that has done this. How are the trucks to drive? How hard is the loading and packing process? Anything that you wish you had done differently?
Thanks
Rod