salparadise Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I am moving across the country in a month. I am only taking my car, so I really don't have a lot of room and wasn't taking that much with me anyway, the uh, "boots" as my Dad said. Right, so he suggested that I just ship books and records later...Don't think I'm into shipping all of my records to myself (costly, and uh fragile?)...so my question is... Do I just have to buy boxes and throw them in the car, or is there any sort of proven/affordable way to ship them to me separately. I really don't need my pride and joy getting smashed and melted and ruined. also, I searched for previous topics about this, but couldn't find any, and I know it's been posted before. So, there's that. Anyway, thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machiel Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I just put them into boxes in the car when I moved to the other side of the country. But here, that's just a 1 hour drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I just put them into boxes in the car when I moved to the other side of the country. But here, that's just a 1 hour drive. classic, haha!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookups96 Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 i just moved a whopping three miles and used boxes in the car. i cant imagine with it being summer there any good way to move them via car. there was a thread a while back about a band who wanted to know about how to take records on tour with them over the summer, you should check that and see what they said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 hahaha. but it's only 37 km width at the thinest part of thailand.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 sal paradise, i suggest you pack all your records as safe as you can and send ship later. you may ask some of your best friend for hold 'em and ask for ship 'em after you arrived new place. anyway,hope all will arrived your new place with safe. broken records from move in a grand disaster for collector.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 i've just had to pack all my rekkids up and stick them on a boat for a something-like 12000mile journey from UK to Australia. i'm a nervous fucking wreck and will be until mid September when they arrive.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfedaykinx Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 i just bought a whole bunch of bagsunlimited cardboard boxes to get ready for my move out of my apartment later this year. itll probably be a 20-40 mile max move, but im still a bit nervous as i didnt have nearly as many records when i moved in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I am dreading the day I move...wherever...and having to schlep the 600+ records I have. UGH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faith Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 i drove from Montreal to Minneapolis twice with all my records in boxes as long as you keep the air conditioning on you're gonna be fine. and if you stop at a hotel, bring the boxes in with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I am dreading the day I move...wherever...and having to schlep the 600+ records I have. UGH! try moving something like 15,000 cds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 ^^ Can't forget the CD's...I have close to 2,000 or so...but you got me beat on that Flood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alangrey Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 as long as you keep the air conditioning on you're gonna be fine. and if you stop at a hotel, bring the boxes in with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 ^^ Can't forget the CD's...I have close to 2,000 or so...but you got me beat on that Flood. yeah i got about 2k in the personal stash... its the label shit thats a killer... blech! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I don't know when I'll talk to him next, but my roommate from college worked a few years on Gentle Giant moving company. With all the super-rich people he's moved, I would guess he had moved at least one collection. They pack shit really well (unless you surprise them with a grand piano that wasn't part of the original move.. that gets gerry-rigged to the back of the truck...), so I'll ask him what they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmonkey Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 When I moved across the country in my car It was a little heartbreaking to realize that I didn't have enough room in my car for my CDs, DVDs, books, and vinyl. I essentially packed what I really really wanted and then moved with that. I still have a lot of stuff at my parents place that I need to get over here. I didn't want to move it out here until I was sure I was going to stay. Since then I moved from LA to the Bay Area. I am pretty sure I am going to stay here so once I go back to visit my rents, I'm going to start making plans to ship everything to the West Side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinylme Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I moved about 200 miles and I just packed my vinyl into boxes and moved them in my car. Definitely wouldnt ship my collection or trust it with someone else. Public Storage makes the perfect size boxes for packing vinyl. Theyre exactly the right size so the records dont move around in the box after it is packed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak138 Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Moved from Pittsburgh to SoCal a few years ago in August with serveral hundred records, here's how I did it. I bought boxes from bags unlimited (13x13x13 for the lps) (you could also use big rubbermaid things too) and stuffed them in the back of my trunk and then crammed everything else in front of it. I had a car alarm and made sure to park either directly outside of my room or parked under a light or in front of the hotel office. It's not really the heat you need to worry about, but exposure to direct sunlight. Since they'll be boxed up and in a trunk packed tightly into a box, you shouldn't have any problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salparadise Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 true. i think the only stop i'm making will be with a friend who will understand when i show up at his door with boxes of vinyl to move inside for the few hours i'll be there. Thanks for all the help. I'd get a moving truck, but there's no way I can afford $900 for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momentumlost Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 i just used the milkcrates they are in and we put them on the back seat. since its summer...you def. need to keep the ac on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
translatingthename Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 i bought an $11 rubbermaid bin at wal-mart and it works great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 where you moving too? Leaving beautiful clearwater behind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salparadise Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 new england. it's too god damn hot here, and i'm sick of everyone. also don't need to move to downtown st petersburg buy a bike and become a drug addict or alcoholic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 good for you. It sucks going home to safety harbor/clearwater and seeing high school friends that got stuck there and their lives are pretty shitty. Not that jacksonville is much better, and its not but at least its a change of pace. I have been here about 8 years and hope to make a cross country move in a couple years. i hope to move to portland. But, good luck to ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salparadise Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 hahaha oh no! safety harbor is the worst! i used to be okay with going there sometimes, but it's so assuming of itself now. i'll be glad not to deal with this place on a daily basis. thanks! and good luck to you as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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