Moving Resources

Download Free Planning Templates

A companion to the Self-Help moving book, this spreadsheet contains 12 helpful templates to plan your move. Included is an Inventory sheet to show you how to estimate furniture and boxes. There is a cost template to estimate the total cost of your move including truck rental, box and supply purchases, and other moving costs.

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View Helpful YouTube Videos

I have pulled together the most useful You-Tube videos of moving techniques to help reinforce packing and loading skills. Check them out!

Self-moving YouTube Video Collection

The You-Tube videos below are all featured in my book: "Try Moving Yourself - The Complete Self-Moving Guide for a full Household Move." Each video is explained in greater detail in chapters on Packing and Loading.

U-Haul Shorty Wardrobe® Box
How To Pack Pictures and Glass – Movers-Moving.NET
How to Pack Mattresses & Bed Frames
U-Haul Shorty Wardrobe® Box
How to Pack Wardrobe Boxes
How to Pack Lamps and Lampshades
How to Pack a Kitchen
How to Use a U-Haul Truck Ramp and Roll-Up Door
How to Pack or Load a Moving Truck, POD, or Storage Unit
How to Wrap a Long Dresser
Highland Moving: How to Blanket Wrap a Dining Room Hutch Top
How to pack / wrap a sofa | shrink wrap tips | expert packing movers | moving tutorial |
How to Pack: Fridges or Freezers
How to move an upright piano
How to hook up a U-Haul trailer

U-Haul Shorty Wardrobe® Box

The “How to Use a U-Haul® Box” video gives quck instructions on how to assemble a flat box. You will find this video in Chapter 8: Packing in my “Try Moving Yourself” book. The Chapter also illustrates the use of 8 key general and specialty boxes.

How To Pack Pictures and Glass - Movers-Moving.NET

The “How to Pack Pictures and Glass” video shows you how to use the versatile “Mirror Pack” box. This useful specialty box is featured in Chapter 9 in my “Try Moving Yourself” book.

How to Pack Mattresses & Bed Frames

You’ll find the helpful “How to Pack Mattresses and Bed Frames” video in Chapter 9 of my “Try Moving Yourself” book. You will also find a few of my own tips and tricks.

U-Haul Shorty Wardrobe® Box

These terrific Wardrobe boxes can be used as temporary closets between packing day and moving day by leaving the front flap open. Check out Chapter 9 in my “Try Moving Yourself” book for more instructions.