Latest Trend In Do-It-Yourself Moving

People who are interested in moving themselves have recently seen a new industry come along that has made the days of rental trucks and pull behind trailers less attractive

Mobile Moving and Storage has become the preferred way for many people to move. It’s simple, you have a container dropped off at your current residence, fill it, lock it, and have it dropped to your new place when ready.

Mobile Moving and Storage vs. Rental Truck

Rental trucks use to be the only way to go. However no one really likes driving the cold bulky straight truck through town, not to mention climbing up the treacherous ramps. Rental trucks can be really expensive since you are charged by the day, mile, fuel, and for insurance. Bins® transports the container for you allowing you to drive your own car between locations and avoiding the rental truck hassle

Let's evaluate the Benefits Bins® has to offer you...

	Ground Level Loading: Your Bin is always placed at ground level allowing you to easily carry items in without dangerous ramps. *Ramps are the leading cause of injury or damage to personal valuables when moving. Take your time: With a rental truck you have a very narrow window of time with each day costing you money. With mobile storage you simply pay for 2 weeks, or a month and go at your own pace Temporary Storage: In between moves? Bins will transport and store your Bin inside a state of the art temperature controlled warehouse where your belongings will stay in perfect condition.
	Precise and level delivery: Compared to other mobile storage systems the Bins® Lift automatically levels the container keeping your contents level through the entire lift cycle preventing things inside from shifting and breaking. Tight Spaces: The patent pending top lift design allows Bins the advantage of placing containers in tights spots, such as between 2 parked cars, and at whatever angle you want it.
	Multiple Sizes: Bins® is one of the few companies to offer 3 Unique Sizes to meet all your needs and pricing requirements. Bins® never forces more container on the customer then needed. Right size, right job, right price. Translucent Roof: The roof allows natural light into the Bin so you can see what you are doing.

Blankets Included: Because Leaders understands the moving business, we know how important it is to protect your valuables. Bins® has agreed to include moving pads to help you pack, pad and protect your stuff. also see www.gotbins.com for further details.

Typical Uses for small, medium and large Bins® 5' 10' and 16' Bin: A small 5' Bin may be used for downsizing, de-cluttering, staging homes, seasonal storage or just used for affordable temporary space.

We found the medium 10' Bin extremely popular with our full service moving customers. Many of our clients like the convenience packing small items themselves and having a place to store and organize their belongings until move day. Then we arrive and take care of moving the larger items on our mutual customers behalf. A true win-win-win for all.

The large 16' Bin the most popular size with Leaders "Do It Yourself" customers. It is also the most popular model for moving entire homes. Bins® can set multiple containers side by side (within inches) of each other in a two car driveway, allowing most home owners to move their entire house themselves. Additionally, their model was designed to place containers on one side of a driveway while not blocking access your garage. They can even place a Bin between 2 parked cars, great for businesses or apartment parking lots.

Commercial Uses: We've also found it a practical solution for contractors and construction companies for temporary storage for their tools and equipment. Another great use is for retailers looking for extra inventory space during busy seasons.

If you are thinking about renting a truck or hauling around a trailer...think again. We at Leaders Moving want to make your moving experience as stress free as possible and if we can help you save a few dollars and a lot of hassle by recommending a do-it-yourself approach, then so be it.

That's why Leaders is endorsing Bins®. We found Bins® to have the best service and most gentile, flexible delivery system in the marketplace today. Bins® won'’t tip your valuables like others and Bins® are extremely clean and built entirely from aluminum and plastic, eliminating the musty smell and dirt associated with wooden containers.

Resources
If you want to do your own research to find the solution that is right for you here are a few places to start looking.

Mobile Storage Companies: Bins®, PODS®, Sams, GoMini's®
Truck Rental: Penske, UHaul®, Ryder®, Budget®

Packing Tips

• Pack one room at a time. This will help you when it comes time to unpack.
• Pack a couple of cartons a day, starting well ahead of the move.
• Mark all boxes, designating room and box number. Make a carton identification log to show the number of boxes packed per room, and the total number of cartons packed. It's a good idea to leave space in your log for a special comments section to note carton conditions or location of high value goods. Notify your mover of any high value items.
• Be sure to have plenty of "filling" material available.
• Be sure that the bottoms of all cartons are secured and will hold the weight of the contents.
• Packing tape or gummed tape is better than masking tape.
• Pack heavier items toward the bottom of the box and lighter items toward the top. Try to keep a per-box weight of 50 pounds or less; it makes moving a lot easier. A general rule to remember on carton size -- the heavier the item, the smaller the carton.

Packing Dish-ware

• Select a medium-sized carton (or mover provided dishpack) and line the bottom of the carton with crumpled packing paper.
• With packing paper stacked neatly in place on a work table, center one plate on the paper.
• Grasp a corner on several sheets of packing paper and pull the paper over the plate until sheets completely cover the plate. Stack a second plate on and, moving clockwise, grasp a second corner and pull sheets over the second plate.
• Stack a third plate. Grasp remaining two corners, folding two sheets of each corner (one at a time) over the plate.
• Turn your wrapped stack of plates upside down onto your packing paper.
• Re-wrap the entire bundle: start with one corner of packing paper and pull two sheets over the bundle, cover bundle with next corner, then the third corner; and finally, the fourth.
• Seal the bundle with packing tape.
• Place the bundle of dish-ware in a medium-size box so that the plates are standing on edge
  Use this process on all saucers, bread and butter dishes, and other dishware. When packing smaller dishes, you may choose to stack in greater quantity.

Packing Cups

• With packing paper in place on the work table, position one cup six to eight inches from one of the corners.
• Now pull the near corner of the paper up and over the cup.
• Nest a second cup directly on top, with handle to left (second cup should "nest" itself in packing paper folded over the bottom cups).
• Pull the two side corners up and over, one at a time, and tuck corners inside the top cup.
• Hold the bottom and top cup in position and roll cups to the remaining corner. Fragile mixing bowls may be rolled in the same manner.
• Delicate cups, like china, should be wrapped one at a time. Antique glass or china should be stuffed with crumpled tissue and wrapped one at a time.

Packing Glasses and Stemware

• Stuff glasses and stemware with crumpled tissue or packing paper before wrapping.
• Lay on the corner of packing paper and roll it one or two full rotations (depending on size); pull sides of packing paper up and over glass/stemware and continue rolling to the far corner. Corrugated paper rolls or cellular boxes may be used for added protection.
• Place glasses and stemware toward the top of your box. Heavier items (dish-ware, pitchers,etc.) should be placed toward the bottom of the box.

Delicate glassware and stemware should be placed in an upright position, not on its side.

No matter what you're packing, you should use crumpled packing paper in between each layer to assure a snug fit wherever there's a gap. All boxes with "fragile" items should be marked accordingly.