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What size moving vehicle do I need?<\/h3>\n
Be realistic about the amount of stuff you own<\/i>.\u00a0 Do NOT show up to your own moving day with your compact car believing that it will accommodate your belongings.\u00a0 You may not think that you need a large moving truck to move yourself from point A to point B, and that could be true. \u00a0Consider your options:<\/p>\n With either option, make sure you grab some ropes or tie downs<\/a> from the U-Haul center to secure your goods!<\/p>\n Don\u2019t wait to schedule your moving vehicle at the last minute. \u00a0Also, know that summer is a busy moving season! Nothing is worse than reaching crunch time and realizing that you don\u2019t have a way to transport your belongings.\u00a0 Be sure you have the most efficient form of transportation and that you plan in advance.\u00a0 You don\u2019t have to reserve in person; you can call U-Haul at 1-800-GO-UHAUL or go online<\/a> to secure a rental truck.<\/p>\n The old adage, \u201cit\u2019s better to be safe than sorry\u201d never rang as true as it does when moving.\u00a0 Here are a couple of things to add to your list, if you haven\u2019t already.<\/p>\n Do you remember your first move? Share your experience and any tips you can give to a first-time mover in the comment’s section below!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You\u2019ve heard the success and horror stories, you\u2019ve seen it in the movies, you\u2019ve helped when it\u2019s happened to a friend but now it\u2019s your turn\u2026your first move.\u00a0 Whether you are a minimalist or a collector, traveling near or far, your first move needs the right support and preparation.\u00a0 Here a few thoughts from someone […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":198,"featured_media":19865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,194],"tags":[112,128,2169,143,174,181,184],"class_list":["post-19860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-moving-2","category-moving-trucks","tag-moving","tag-moving-truck","tag-planning","tag-planning-move","tag-tips","tag-truck","tag-u-haul"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19860"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44145,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19860\/revisions\/44145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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<\/a><\/li>\nSchedule your cargo van or pick up truck in advance<\/h3>\n
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