For those of you who have moved across country..

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lexich

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How did you move all your things? I'm probably transferring to U of U this fall and I'm from PA. My car is out of the question, it'd probably fall apart as soon as I hit Ohio. Does anyone have any advice on if they shipped it (and through who), bought it all there...etc. And how much did it end up costing you? I'm really clueless to this. Thanks!
 
Your best bet is going to be a one-way rental car. Renting will not be very expensive, just make sure you rent from somewhere that bills by days, not miles. The gas will add up, but will be far cheaper than shipping your stuff.
 
most people I know who move across the county have bought the furniture when they arrive at school and just rent out a storage container when they leave for summers to keep the stuff in.
 
actually, i moved from Europe to montana......but then again i was 1 and 8months......and had nothing because when my birth folks gave me up...they gave me nothing.......soo moving for me was quite simple.

Ha Ha Ha.
 
Your a girl who prolly doesnt know much about cars. Your car prolly just needs a new rotor and caliper or something small like that. Repair it and pack all your shit in it, and on the roof too..then your good.
 
i'm guessing you don't either, you fucking bullshit artist.

giving advice as to what's wrong with someone's car just off of "it may fall apart" shows that you're incredibly stupid and full of yourself.

btw tom wallisch is here!!! omg i bets your sooo excited!
 
if possible, be around the campus area the move-in week and move-out week for dorms and college apartments there's always tons of free furniture (mostly on move-OUT week) that people can't carry with them, FREE STUFF is what we always got
 
I mean, I'd be down for driving it but my dad's a mechanic and he says there's no hope. It's a 99 audi that has over 200,000 miles on it. It's pretty beat up! Would rather not take a chance and get stranded in the middle of the boondocks
 
lol wtf? Im an artist now? The best drawing i ever did was a blue duck in the 3rd grade......

And do I all the sudden have an obsession with Tom Wallisch or something? that i didnt previous know about?
 
When I moved out to CO, I flew Southwest, took advantage of the free checked bag policy. 3 HUGE duffels packed pretty much took care of all my clothes and small stuff. The rest of my stuff, bikes, skis all that stuff was shipped out, and that wasn't too expensive.
 
ohh wordd..yeah if its the engine then theres not much use in repairing it. then yeah i guess go the one-way rental! lol
 
Ive driven piece of shit cars from MN to CA and back again multiple times.. drove my geo with all my stuff in it from denember to
 
PODS

Portable On Demand Storage. Its like 160 a month, and theyll move it cross country, drop it where you need it till you unload/load it, and pick it back up.

I personally work for them, and my dad owns territory in Cali. Shits kept safe.
 
Hey, Last year I moved from Ohio to Utah and then back again. I rented a SUV from the airport and drove it from Columbus to SLC airport. (Its usually cheaper to rent and return to an airport) I was able to get all my stuff in it and put a bike rack on the back for my bike. That is probably going to be your best bet, and only take your clothes, ski stuff, don't worry about furniture or household things until you get out there. But then on the other hand I flew back to Ohio and greyhound shipped everything home, which was about $200 if I remember correctly. I would go with the driving route, plus theres some cool stuff along the way, I stopped in CO and hit up Moab. Good luck! PM me if you need more advice
 
I lived in Seattle for a year, and only brought things that I needed. It actually was really helpful in figuring out what I valued and what I didn't. Most of the time we have so much stuff that we don't use, but think we do. I'm still selling a bunch of my stuff on ebay and craiglist.
 
when I moved from salt lake to montreal I just went on craigslist and found some person who was driving from denver to like albany new york. The I just met them with all my stuff in Denver and paid them like 200 bucks to just drive my stuff then I met the in Albany with a car. Worked out perfectly
 
do this for the summer times.

my advice from my experience is to just only take the necessities and just bring it in your packed luggage. Pack one ski bag (get a real big one so you can fit a bunch of extra clothes, etc in it) and have the rest shipped out in big boxes via fedex/ups. My main advice is to just pack light and buy all the cheap stuff once you get there
 
If you are moving a lot of stuff, I moved a 3 bedroom house's worth of stuff in a 24 foot Uhaul and towed my car on the back. It was about $1k though, so your budget and needs are obviously to be considered.

But that's one option.
 
if you are looking for a professional freight company to move it, there are only a few specific mover companies that will do it.

ups won't touch personal belongings, they refer everything to a third party company.

that gets pretty expensive though. not a really cost effective

honestly, your best bet is to get a new car or sell yours in pa, and drive a u-haul.

there are a lot of thrift stores here if you want to just abandon your furniture, to save on space and cost. if you could get down to an amt of stuff that can fit in a pickup truck, renting one of those might be your best bet.
 
Recognize that your shit is not that important and buy new shit when you get to your destination?
 
Thanks everyone--this is seriously super useful. I hadn't even thought of renting a car or anything, so I'm gonna look into that from the airport. And I'm gonna look into everything else--I mean school's not till the fall, but I figured it's probably best to start figuring it out now rather than later.
 
I had originally picked it last year (I'm a freshman in college this year), and got nervous about moving so far away so I went to UVM in the fall and hated it. I am at community college for the spring, and definitely want to get back to a university in the fall. I feel like I made the wrong choice, and I regret not going and enjoying skiing for a few years. I am a political science major but I'm considering anthropology-- I know the U isn't the best school for either of these, but I can worry about that in grad school. I really picked it for the experience, the skiing, and how it has school spirit and is a big football team. Sounds stupid, but I really missed out on that in Vermont.
 
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