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Divorce is final and I'm moving rest of my stuff from Tampa Bay to Ohio the week of 4/26. I'm looking at ways to make this happen but are there any ideas or possibilities I haven't thought of?
Background details:
Already used Uhaul truck to move tools, garage stuff, and the Impala last July.
I left the ex almost all the household stuff but I still have a considerable load left to haul.
Also taking detour to deliver Marine Son and DIL?s furniture to them at Camp LeJeune in NC.
20 yr old daughter hasn't yet decided if she's coming with me, so may have her stuff too.
I have a 1 ton dually but too much stuff to fit in UHaul's largest trailer (6x12).
Don't want to rent another truck (>$800) and drive two (low mileage) vehicles.
Daughter can't/won't drive even the smaller of the two anyway.
Dually won't fit on Uhaul trailer
If I buy an enclosed trailer (16?-18?), I would simply sell in Ohio but the used trailer market seems depressed there so I would likely lose my arse.
If I'm going to buy a trailer to keep, I would want one big enough to haul the Impala, but don't have enough cash left after settlement to buy one that size anyway.
The only people I know personally that have trailers I could borrow would require swift return, sooner than I could get back to Tampa Bay. I'll be back to the area eventually, not sure of precisely when. No later than end of October but probably much sooner since I've agreed to help the ex move when the house eventually sells.
The best possible solution would be if someone had an empty trailer they simply needed transported and didn't mind me filling it for the trip.
Next best would be a rent/loaner from someone who just had a trailer sitting around not being used. I could get it back to them eventually, just not sure exactly when.
What other ideas have I not thought of?
Background details:
Already used Uhaul truck to move tools, garage stuff, and the Impala last July.
I left the ex almost all the household stuff but I still have a considerable load left to haul.
Also taking detour to deliver Marine Son and DIL?s furniture to them at Camp LeJeune in NC.
20 yr old daughter hasn't yet decided if she's coming with me, so may have her stuff too.
I have a 1 ton dually but too much stuff to fit in UHaul's largest trailer (6x12).
Don't want to rent another truck (>$800) and drive two (low mileage) vehicles.
Daughter can't/won't drive even the smaller of the two anyway.
Dually won't fit on Uhaul trailer
If I buy an enclosed trailer (16?-18?), I would simply sell in Ohio but the used trailer market seems depressed there so I would likely lose my arse.
If I'm going to buy a trailer to keep, I would want one big enough to haul the Impala, but don't have enough cash left after settlement to buy one that size anyway.
The only people I know personally that have trailers I could borrow would require swift return, sooner than I could get back to Tampa Bay. I'll be back to the area eventually, not sure of precisely when. No later than end of October but probably much sooner since I've agreed to help the ex move when the house eventually sells.
The best possible solution would be if someone had an empty trailer they simply needed transported and didn't mind me filling it for the trip.
Next best would be a rent/loaner from someone who just had a trailer sitting around not being used. I could get it back to them eventually, just not sure exactly when.
What other ideas have I not thought of?
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