Suggestions for Moving Tools to Hawaii?
We’ve decided to take an opportunity to move to Hawaii for a few years. LOML has a job offer in Hilo; unfortunately we move ourselves. Its a post doctorate position so good opportunity professionally but they aren’t funding the move.
I’m trying to figure out the options for moving my equipment to HI and so far have come up with:
Matson Container shipping= too much $, better off replacing tools
UPS Freight= possible option, 2 pallets/crates about $2200
Small tools through USPS= 70lb box for $50
Anyone have experience or suggestions? Never moved overseas before and I build for a living so the tools are more than a diversion.
Other option is to replace when I get there but I would be taking a pretty big loss selling and replacing all major tools. And moving without a job or customer base doesn’t equal quick recovery.
Thanks for any pointers.
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Are you shipping a car, truck, or trailer? If you are shipping a p/u put a cap on it with no windows (commercial type) and load it up. Do the same with a "work trailer" if you have one. A car, anything you can make fit.
Whatever you ship and however you ship insure it well.
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You may be able to rent space in a shipping container. Call some of the carriers who send regular shipments to Hawaii and get the specifics. Also, google may have links hat pertain to this kind of transaction.
If you are flying over there, check with the airline for the cost of taking stuff with you and checking it as excess baggage. I read an article a few years ago where someone moved some furniture this way and it was cheap compared to other options. I don't know if it is true or not but it won't hurt to find out.
To supplement HighFigh's suggestion. Contact http://www.bestwaysolutions.com in Vancouver WA, and ask for a quote to ship your things. It's best to call them at their 888 number. They are a shipping consolidator and just might be able to help out. Just give them your location, timing need, estimated volume and weight. They have all the shipping connections. They helped me get my car from Seattle to Anchorage.
Enjoy HI. My 3 1/2 year vacation was quite memorable. P.S. They have Lowe's, and Home Depot and all the KOA you will ever need.
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