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- Develop a Household Packing Strategy
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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
![How-to-Use-a-U-Haul Box](https://trymoving.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/How-to-Use-a-U-Haul-Box-480x360.jpg)
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
![How-To-Pack-Pictures-and-Glass-Movers-MovingNET](https://trymoving.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/How-To-Pack-Pictures-and-Glass-Movers-MovingNET-480x360.jpg)
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
![How-to-Pack-Mattresses-&-Bed-Frames](https://trymoving.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/How-to-Pack-Mattresses-Bed-Frames-1024x576.jpg)
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
![U-Haul-Shorty- WardrobeBox](https://trymoving.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/U-Haul-Shorty-WardrobeBox-1024x576.jpg)
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.
How to Pack Wardrobe Boxes
![How-to-Pack-Wardrobe-Boxes](https://trymoving.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/How-to-Pack-Wardrobe-Boxes-480x360.jpg)
How to Pack Lamps and Lampshades
![How-to-Pack-Lamps-and-Lampshades](https://trymoving.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/How-to-Pack-Lamps-and-Lampshades-480x360.jpg)
How to Pack a Kitchen
![How-to-Pack-a-Kitchen](https://trymoving.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/How-to-Pack-a-Kitchen-480x360.jpg)
How to Use a U-Haul Truck Ramp and Roll-Up Door
![How-to-Use-a-U-Haul-Truck-Ramp-and-Roll-Up-Door](https://trymoving.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/How-to-Use-a-U-Haul-Truck-Ramp-and-Roll-Up-Door-1024x576.jpg)
How to Pack or Load a Moving Truck, POD, or Storage Unit
![How-to-Pack-or-Load-a-Moving-Truck-POD-Storage-Unit](https://trymoving.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/How-to-Pack-or-Load-a-Moving-Truck-POD-Storage-Unit-1024x576.jpg)
How to Wrap a Long Dresser
![How-to-Wrap-a-LongDresser](https://trymoving.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/How-to-Wrap-a-LongDresser-1024x576.jpg)
Highland Moving: How to Blanket Wrap a Dining Room Hutch Top
![Highland-Moving-How-to-Blanket-Wrap-a-Dining-Room-Hutch-Top](https://trymoving.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Highland-Moving-How-to-Blanket-Wrap-a-Dining-Room-Hutch-Top-1024x576.jpg)
How to pack / wrap a sofa | shrink wrap tips | expert packing movers | moving tutorial |
![How-to-pack-wrap-a-sofa](https://trymoving.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/How-to-pack-wrap-a-sofa-1024x576.jpg)
How to Pack: Fridges or Freezers
![How-to-Pack-Fridges-or-Freezers](https://trymoving.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/How-to-Pack-Fridges-or-Freezers-480x360.jpg)
How to move an upright piano
![How-to-move-an-upright-piano](https://trymoving.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/How-to-move-an-upright-piano-1024x576.jpg)
How to hook up a U-Haul trailer
![How-to-hook-up-a-U-Haul-trailer](https://trymoving.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/How-to-hook-up-a-U-Haul-trailer-1024x576.jpg)
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