Moving suggestion – when PODS is too big

Am helping my daughter move across the country in 6 weeks, trying to get prepared.

She’ll move a lot of her stuff in her SUV, with the exception of a 6 foot camping table and approx 6-8 medium sized moving boxes. Her vehicle doesn’t have a tow hitch so am thinking how I can move the above.

PODS and U-Box containers are just too big/expensive. Does anyone know of another service that provides a 6×6 container (or similar) that you fill up and they transport to a destination? Or, other suggestions? Thx

First impression would be to get a tow hitch and rent a trailer. U-haul may have a hitch for rent. Or you drive a second vehicle and accompany her to her destination. Good luck

Gregg Gunter wrote:

First impression would be to get a tow hitch and rent a trailer. U-haul may have a hitch for rent. Or you drive a second vehicle and accompany her to her destination. Good luck

Tow hitch would be the best plan and cheapest. But can she tow a trailer is the next question otherwise that plan is out the window.

Gregg Gunter wrote:

First impression would be to get a tow hitch and rent a trailer. U-haul may have a hitch for rent. Or you drive a second vehicle and accompany her to her destination. Good luck

Her vehicle is leased and she turns it back in 8 months, so doesn’t make sense to add. Plus a hitch would be $600+ and a one way U-Haul trailer is quite spendy too.

And no… she wouldn’t be a candidate to pull a trailer first time 1500 miles in mountains/steep terrain. She has many talents, but I don’t think that is one of them.

Going from where to where?

Dutchboy wrote:

Going from where to where?

Driving from Denver to Greenville, SC.

looks like Uhaul offers an options similar to pods but smaller and cheaper. 1 container fits “about 1.5 rooms” (ie a studio apartment size) and would be $1,500 for denver to greenville. Not cheap but also not as expensive as a one way uhaul rental or pods.

UPS the boxes and buy a new table .

Are the items worth the cost to move as opposed to buying again in SC? Sell larger items in Denver?

If they are heirloom/sentimental items, that’s totally different.

Gitchi Gummi wrote:

looks like Uhaul offers an options similar to pods but smaller and cheaper. 1 container fits “about 1.5 rooms” (ie a studio apartment size) and would be $1,500 for denver to greenville. Not cheap but also not as expensive as a one way uhaul rental or pods.

Those are good, my wife and I packed 2 when we moved to Florida. But my daughter needs something about 1/3 of that size. I’m not finding a lot of downsized options out there…

Go on Uship, put in all details and people will bid to do it. Should be fairly reasonable especially since it sounds like a load they can add to another load.

Selling everything in Denver would be the cheapest easiest way. However if thats not feasible she could talk dear old daddy into flying to Denver, renting a van and driving it to Greenville.

Sometimes the only viable options are parting with “stuff” or paying to keep it.

munchy wrote:

Go on Uship, put in all details and people will bid to do it. Should be fairly reasonable especially since it sounds like a load they can add to another load.

Good call Munchy, I’m getting quotes from Uship and another similar called TSI for approx $300-400. That would save dad’s back and less cost than van rental/gas/hotel to drive it myself.

I have 3 adult kids and have already done this too many times. They are at the age they need to learn to plan and pay for these things. I will help guide them, but time to pass the baton..

Also not sure what the actual sizes the boxes are but in my mind medium is 20x20x20 and 30lbs. I put those details into Pirateship.com and got about $50/box on UPS ground to go from Denver to Greenville.

BTW If nobody has used pirateship to ship packages you are wasting money. They get you the corporate rates and can save a ton of money. I’ve used it a ton.

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munchy wrote:

Also not sure what the actual sizes the boxes are but in my mind medium is 20x20x20 and 30lbs. I put those details into Pirateship.com and got about $50/box on UPS ground to go from Denver to Greenville.

BTW If nobody has used pirateship to ship packages you are wasting money. They get you the corporate rates and can save a ton of money. I’ve used it a ton.

You are golden munch ~

FryDog62 wrote:

I have 3 kids and have already done this too many times. They are at the age they need to learn to plan and pay for these things. I will help guide them, but time to pass the baton..

Great lesson to teach!

X2 with Uship.
It’s pretty slick. Don’t take the first bid wait a day or so. Prices can be quite different.

I’m no help on the move but Greenville, SC and the whole region in general is pretty cool.

Dan wrote:

I’m no help on the move but Greenville, SC and the whole region in general is pretty cool.

I agree, FW and I and maybe one of our boys are likely following my daughter there. Three season climate without winter. If it gets too hot in the summer, the mountain elevation 45 minutes away is cooler and much less humid. Lower taxes, cost of living and less riots lol.

Not as many lakes as Minnesota, but within 2 hours are a dozen very nice bodies of water. Kayak in tow, ready to go…

Spent a week in Greenville last year for work and my wife and I have talked about going back since. Beautiful town/area, laid back, great downtown area and very nice locals that we encountered.

Another thought: can she strap the table to the top of the SUV?

Gregg Gunter wrote:

Another thought: can she strap the table to the top of the SUV?

Gregg Gunter wrote:

Another thought: can she strap the table to the top of the SUV?

Unfortunately no roof rack and as a leased vehicle she needs to turn in 8 months, don’t want to risk damaging it. Plus, she’s barely 5 foot tall, not sure she could reach high enough to strap on!

Zach Peterson wrote:

Spent a week in Greenville last year for work and my wife and I have talked about going back since. Beautiful town/area, laid back, great downtown area and very nice locals that we encountered.

You’re absolutely right, the place is gorgeous but man is it growing. 1 million people now but not for long.

I tell you what, it’s about the only place I’ve ever been to that I didn’t want to get the heck out of the downtown area after about an hour. It’s awesome, the way urban areas should be.

A river walk, scenic waterfalls, shops, restaurants, convention center, farmers market, minor league baseball, 2022 Bassmaster Classic, 2024 wSEC basketball finals. Affordable – and very low crime compared to what we have become used to.

People of different walks of life, races, ages. It actually works like its supposed to. Are the people nice there? Makes me remember the old days when we had more of “Minnesota Nice.”