Moving Your Outdoor Gear

By Scott Boone

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When most people start thinking about moving, they usually begin by working their way through the interior of their home.  This is simply because what is outside is out of sight and therefore out of mind.  The problem is, packing and moving your outdoor gear can present some of the biggest challenges to moving, as you will soon discover.  That being said, moving your outdoor gear doesn’t need to be a major source of stress, provided you use a little foresight along with a dash of common sense.

All About Boxes

By Scott Boone

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If you are getting ready to move, then you are about to learn all about boxes.  That’s because between now and the day of your move, you will need to take everything you have accumulated in the past few years and dismantle, sort out and pack it into a dizzying array of cardboard boxes.  What you will quickly discover during the packing process is that having the right box can make a huge difference in getting your prized possessions safely from one place to another. 

Moving During the Summer

By Scott Boone

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Summer is fast approaching.  That means 2 issues: heat and rain. Being a Floridian I know all about making a move when the temperature hovers in the mid-nineties.  While my crew and I understand that working in the heat necessitates applying sunscreen, slowing the pace down a bit and staying hydrated, that doesn’t mean most homeowners do.  Moving in the heat of a summer’s day can make the average homeowner swoon, or wind up with a case of sun poisoning the following day.

Learning the Language of Movers

By Scott Boone

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As if moving wasn’t stressful enough, if you have recently spoken to a professional mover, you realize that they have a language all their own.  The reason that many movers seem to speak in tongues has to do with the fact that the freight hauling industry got its start not in air conditioned trucks, but in Conestoga wagons.  That’s right pardner, while professional moving companies might be cellphone enabled and computer equipped nowadays, the industry itself still uses jargon that was coined during the horse and buggy era.  So, if you don’t know your Accessorial Services from a hole in the ground, this blog should help you learn the language of movers.

Overcoming the Unpacking Blues

By Scott Boone

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You finally finished moving into your new home, which is always a high point in most people’s lives.  While moving up in the world can provide a sense of elation, the next logical step always brings people back down to earth.  I’m talking about the unpacking blues, that moment of sheer panic when you are forced to face the prospect of days or even weeks to unbox and rearrange everything you packed. Instead of winding up lost and frustrated among a mountain of boxes the next time you move, take a few tips from a moving pro who has been there and done that thousands of times.

How to Find a Great Moving Company

When the Spirit Moves You 

By Scott Boone

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Are you moving or getting ready to move? Most of us will move at one point in our lives or another. Every year, millions of people move in the US. There is a lot of speculation as to how many people move and why, but it goes without saying, lots of moving is taking place. An article I read by David Bancroft Avrick called; How Many People Move Each Year – and Who Are They? , gives us a little insight.  If we look at the US Census Bureau data, we see that, out of their database of 282,556,000 people, around 40,093,000 moved. That’s a little more than 14% of the US population annually. Of the 40 million plus that moved; 23,468,000 moved within the same county, another 7,728,000 moved to a different county within the same state. Still another 7,628,000 moved to a different state, and finally 1,269,000 moved to a different country. That’s a lot of moving. But the question remains, how do you find a great moving company?