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   forestgirl | Jan 07, 2004 05:00am | #1

   "seperate them as best I can" -- hmmmm.  Are you meaning separated with space?  Mistake, there, IMO.  "Stuff" travels best in a trailer, van or truck when tightly packed together so it can't get to rocking at all.  That's where the moving blankets come in -- big, thick quilted wraps made specifically for that purpose.  I've hauled a huge amount of furniture between 1993 and 2001 when I stopped selling the stuff.  Only time I had trouble was when it wasn't packed tightly enough.

   forestgirl Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>)  you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)

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   Sphere | Jan 07, 2004 05:44am | #3

   You can rent the blankets at U-haul.

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   PlaneWood | Jan 07, 2004 05:06am | #2

   Lots of packing blankets, ropes and bungy cords!

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)
   PlaneWood

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   ASK | Jan 07, 2004 05:08pm | #4

   cutawooda,

   I use bubble wrap which I usually get from staples or other office supply place.  And it's fun to pop the bubbles after you deliver. And if you're careful, you can use it again.

   ASK

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   RandMCapozzi | Jan 07, 2004 06:18pm | #5

   cutawooda,

   I agree with Forestgirl on the moving blankets. When moving furniture, I wap the items individually with moving blankets and secure the blankets using that "plastic wrap" stuff. It sticks to itself and wont damage like rope or leave glue like tape. I'll use cardboard or egg cartons to protect fragile edges. Removable glass pieces and wrapped seperately in bubble wrap or that cushioned packing paper and held together using that plastic wrap. (Allows for easy reuse instead of taping). I then snug up the items (if more than one) together and to the floor/wall using cargo straps.

   --Rob

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   forestgirl | Jan 07, 2004 06:58pm | #6

   I'll throw out one of the specific items I like to use for shipping, they work great to protect corners -- appliances come with double-walled cardboard corner protectors banded to them.  They are extremely strong and durable.  I've never had to use them for hauling, just for shipping, but I can imagine there might be situations where you could use them.forestgirl Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>)  you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)

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   BrianF | Jan 07, 2004 08:42pm | #7

   Keep them tight and padded with moving blankets. I used to tie every thing together to prevent shifting. I have a neighbor that works at a large food warehouse and when they unload trucks they get packed with some big heavy duty inflateable bags that are reusable but they throw them out. I got them from him and use them to take up any space. I can just drop them into the open space and use my compressor to inflate them which is great to prevent shifting. Might be worth a stop if you have such a place. It's really turned out to be just the trick.

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   AlanTurner | Jan 08, 2004 11:11pm | #8

   Put a  new kitchen in, but bought the cabinets.  They arrived with corners stapled on (I think), and wrapped with a brown paper stuffed with something, about 3/16" thick sandwich.  No boxes.

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   Drose | Jan 09, 2004 09:13am | #9

   Ex mover here.

   Space in a moving van equals damage.  The pads you will get from uhaul are second rate and should probably be doubled.  The time and energy you will spend moving these things might not be the most effective use of your time.  Get a bid from a reputable, non pot smoking mover who already has all the gear and insurance.  I've since hired movers, and it feels so nice to get paid to fix my own stuff.

   Dustin