When choosing a moving truck, size really does matter.
It can often be very misleading when you look inside a moving truck and try to picture your things in there and wondering if it will at all fit.
Check out these guides and tips from UHaul:
I had two storage units, one 10x20 and one 10x15. It was not packed to the rafters and I still had plenty of room in each one, almost would have been able to combine them into one. I was able to fit all of those, mostly boxes mind you, into one 26' truck.
Then, I had a 3 bedroom apt with hardly any furniture, only 3 beds (1 queen, 2 twin) and 2 movie chairs and one small dresser, some benches, and a tv stand. The rest was folding tables and then lots of boxes. Of course I also had the garage of boxes and then a few bulky items like the Cauldron Creep and the Time skellie I had made.
Due to the bulky items, I was not able to get it all into the 26' foot truck and now, will have to go back and rent a 10' to pick up the rest of the items.
You can have more than what you think!
One huge tip tho' is to box as much as you can. Try not to have any loosey-goosey stuff. Your things will get there more in tact and not as broken.
Plus, don't force or shove things in between, more than likely they will get busted up in the shifting as you drive.
Again, the plywood really makes a difference in helping to compact your stuff so it does not fall onto each other or shift.
What is also nice is that the rental companies will have dimensions of the truck, inside. This is very important when you are getting plywood and also in putting your items in there to be sure you get a large enough truck.
Try to make sure you have a low truck and with a ramp at the very least.
After your things are packed, you will want a lock that fits.
You will also need to think about the route you are going to take to your new home to be sure a truck can travel on the road and there are no low bridges.
Make sure the a/c and heat work too before you drive away with that truck.
Little things like that can really throw a monkey wrench into your plans.
Planning is key and good research will always serve you well!
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