| Now, you have decided to pack and move yourself. | | | | along the route, to their A members. Moving that car |
| You'll see that it's not that big a task if you have the | | | | again, could be a problem. |
| necessary skills and equipment. | | | | Now, consider the possibility and costs of towing the |
| The task may as such sound very daring and | | | | car. To do this comparison, look at the costs involved |
| daunting, the task of driving the rental truck. | | | | in shipping it separately, with the cost of burning |
| However, one will get accustomed to it once they | | | | extra fuel in towing. Finally, you might want to do the |
| get on the drive. It won't be much different from | | | | reservations for the hotels in advance as there is |
| driving a car then. However, to make it as simple, | | | | nothing more painful that driving hours together due |
| there are a few things which need to be taken care | | | | to lack of room vacancy at regular intervals. Calculate |
| of. Firstly, make a guesstimate of the load weight | | | | the hotel distances in such a way that it is figure |
| you will be carrying. This can be done using a | | | | featuring the number of hours you can pull through |
| bathroom scale only! Pack the boxes and weight | | | | together by driving on a 50 miles per hour basis. |
| them. Yes, it wont be an accurate figure, but an | | | | Generally, these hotels can be cancelled depending |
| estimation will more than, do. Once this is done, | | | | upon the change of your plans. For example, you |
| check out the rentals website. | | | | might decide to move a day later. Rooms can be |
| On the website, book a truck which is suited for the | | | | cancelled up to the last hour of your expected arrival |
| estimated total weight. By the way, make it a point | | | | at the place. You might also want to check certain |
| to call your insurance agent before you rent the | | | | details of your truck such as its height, so that it |
| truck. Generally, your car insurance plans cover you | | | | wont have to squeeze under small bridges, and rest |
| even in large trucks. This is necessary to avoid losses | | | | stop distances. Make sure you calculate all these, |
| and risks. Once you have done this, there are some | | | | before making the move. Also, make sure to eat light |
| other procedures which will make the process go | | | | when you are on the move. You wouldn't want |
| easy on your pocket as well as on the drive. Try | | | | yourself stuffed, before the drive as it may well,put |
| getting an A membership. This will discount costs of | | | | you off to sleep! Pack along light snacks such as |
| the rental truck companies pretty much. Some | | | | chips, nuts and donuts, for that occasional snack |
| companies, offer free maps, hotel recommendations, | | | | when you are driving. |
| and sometimes, even short while accommodations | | | | |