Five Tips to Help Prevent a Disastrous Small Move

Five Packing Tips to Help Prevent a Disastrous Small Move.

Are you planning to make a small, long-distance move and want to do most of the packing yourself? Not packing correctly could lead to disaster. Take your time and prepare your items correctly for safe transport – and take a look at five simple packing tips that will help:

Packing Tip #1: Choose the right box

Use boxes strong enough to protect the contents and large enough to leave space for cushioning. New boxes are best, but if you choose a previously used box, remove old shipping labels and make sure there are no weak spots or cracks. Old or new, use boxes made of heavy corrugated cardboard.

Packing Tip #2: Protect and Pack

Don’t skimp on cushioning! Use 1 inch bubble wrap. Wrap items individually and tightly to avoid shifting, and make sure the bubble wrap covers everything. After packing, gently shake the box. If nothing moves, it’s ready to be sealed. Use packing tape specifically made for shipping, and cover all seams with tape. Don’t leave open areas which could snag.

Packing Tip #3: Address Correctly

Label each box with the complete name and address of the recipient. Use adhesive-backed labels. (If you use non-adhesive paper, cover the entire label with clear packing tape to prevent tearing.) Create an extra label for each box and put it inside in case the outside label gets defaced.

Packing Tip #4: Shipping Insurance

Make sure that valuable items have the proper shipping insurance. (Many carriers insure for minimal value such as 10 cents per pound.) And be prepared to provide proof of value if you do need to make a claim.

Packing Tip #5: Furniture and Other Large Items

For items too large to box (furniture, mattresses, large appliances, etc.) try a national, long-distance carrier that consolidates your items on a truck with other loads. It’s a lot less expensive than hiring a mover and they’ll do the work. An online search will turn up several such companies. (Try terms that incorporate phrases like “small moves” or “shipping furniture).”

Want to know more? Go to www.transitsystems.com/packing_tips.html.

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Use a great travel packing list as a key to a low-stress and happy vacation or business travel trip.

With the web there’s no excuse to not use a great travel packing checklist to speed your travel packing and ensure enjoyment. Packing correctly – bringing just what you need, but not one iota extra – can lighten your physical and mental load. By carrying less you’ll move around easier, yet the trick, of course, is being sure you haven’t forgotten anything essential.
Tip #1: Leave home and office in good order. Make sure your home is all buttoned up before you leave and that pets and plants will be taken care off. Leave keys with a neighbor so they can access in case of emergency, empty your refrigerator and stop routine deliveries. In the office, nothing supports a successful trip than a clean desk and empty email in box – schedule a few hours of blocked out time the day before your trip to catch up on all urgent office matters.
Tip #2: Make packing easy by using a great travel packing checklist. There’s no excuse for not using a travel packing list to make sure you don’t forget anything essential. You can use a web search engine to search for ‘travel packing list’, ‘travel packing tips’, or ‘travel packing checklist’ or see the end of this article for a link to my favorite printable travel packing list. Find one you like and print it out. Use it religiously.
Tip #3: Bring the bare minimum. Nothing adds to stress and tiredness on travel like having too much and too heavy of a luggage burden, especially on airline travel. I always recommend that, once you’re all packed, try carrying all your luggage for 5 or 10 minutes – say around a city block. This begins to simulate the short hauls you’ll have on your trip. After your test haul, you’ll be motivated to lighten up. Find items you can do with out.
Tip #4: Learn and improve. As you use your packing list have a system for marking it up. You might cross out any items that you didn’t bring, and check marks next to the ones you did. No, here comes the critical step – bring the marked up printout with you on your trip. During your trip, if you find you need something that you didn’t bring, note it down on the list. And, just as importantly, at the end of your trip take a moment and find those items you brought, but that you can live without next time – and cross them out. As your packing list gets dog eared and marked up, consider typing it into your computer so you have your own custom list (you don’t have to type it in from scratch, just select and copy the original web list you started from and paste it into your word processor – you can then start editing this complete list).

That’s it – travel light but without out missing any essential items. Use your travel packing list religiously and hone it constantly.

Vacation Packing Tips & List

This is not so much of a how to, its more of just me showing you how I pack, just in case you find it interesting or helpful.
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