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There are some older threads that touch on this topic, but most are more than a few years old. With summer (and moving season) coming up, I wanted to restart the conversation!
I'm going to be moving from CO to NC next month. It's going to be a bit complicated. I was originally planning to sell all our furniture and try to pack up a tiny pod or van, but my car is an older lady and I don't think it would be wise to drive her across country (300k+ miles, 22 year old car). So instead I'm renting a truck and putting her on a trailer behind. After calling several companies for quotes, I found a good price. Without gas, it'll be $1000 bucks for a 16' truck and a car trailer (dolly cost the same, so I went with trailer).
The move is further complicated by three cats and a family reunion. My family is getting together in NC (why? not sure, no one lives there) a few days after I am scheduled to move. So if I get my 3 cats out there, I'll have to find someone to feed them for a week right away. Also, if I bring 3 cats out in the cab of the van, I won't have room for a second driver. It feels smart to have someone else along, and it would be more fun to travel with a friend or family member, but then: what about cats?
To complicate it even further, my SO can't leave the state until the end of July-ish (work obligations) and will be staying with friends and family until then, mostly. I could leave the cats with him, but that seems like a lot to ask of whoever will be putting him up, especially since he'll be traveling for work for a week or so.
Another option I've considered is asking my many CO-based family members to be "cat mules" and fly the cats out with them. That would require ascertaining that the airline will let pets fly in the cabin and jumping through all those hoops, but it would solve the petsitting problem. We would all arrive at the place we're staying in NC at about the same time, and I could just drive my cats back to Raleigh once the reunion is over.
I have a house ready to go in Raleigh because of some amazing groundwork by orcagirl - without her help scouting the place out I'd be in a pickle! I'm wondering, how have other OOS students been finding places to live?
TL;DR: I am having logistical problems moving cats, and am curious if anyone has great cross-country moving tips (I have never moved cross-country before). Also curious how other people are handling their house-hunting and moving.
I'm going to be moving from CO to NC next month. It's going to be a bit complicated. I was originally planning to sell all our furniture and try to pack up a tiny pod or van, but my car is an older lady and I don't think it would be wise to drive her across country (300k+ miles, 22 year old car). So instead I'm renting a truck and putting her on a trailer behind. After calling several companies for quotes, I found a good price. Without gas, it'll be $1000 bucks for a 16' truck and a car trailer (dolly cost the same, so I went with trailer).
The move is further complicated by three cats and a family reunion. My family is getting together in NC (why? not sure, no one lives there) a few days after I am scheduled to move. So if I get my 3 cats out there, I'll have to find someone to feed them for a week right away. Also, if I bring 3 cats out in the cab of the van, I won't have room for a second driver. It feels smart to have someone else along, and it would be more fun to travel with a friend or family member, but then: what about cats?
To complicate it even further, my SO can't leave the state until the end of July-ish (work obligations) and will be staying with friends and family until then, mostly. I could leave the cats with him, but that seems like a lot to ask of whoever will be putting him up, especially since he'll be traveling for work for a week or so.
Another option I've considered is asking my many CO-based family members to be "cat mules" and fly the cats out with them. That would require ascertaining that the airline will let pets fly in the cabin and jumping through all those hoops, but it would solve the petsitting problem. We would all arrive at the place we're staying in NC at about the same time, and I could just drive my cats back to Raleigh once the reunion is over.
I have a house ready to go in Raleigh because of some amazing groundwork by orcagirl - without her help scouting the place out I'd be in a pickle! I'm wondering, how have other OOS students been finding places to live?
TL;DR: I am having logistical problems moving cats, and am curious if anyone has great cross-country moving tips (I have never moved cross-country before). Also curious how other people are handling their house-hunting and moving.