Dave, your brilliance knows no bounds. Great minds have thought alike...
The original plan was to buy a used storage container to be delivered to camp land so my stuff had a home at camp before I have an actual room to furnish. Buying it outright, long term storage prepaid, am not renting space to park my stuff more than I really need to. Camp owner already has a container and I liked the idea enough to copy. Except, I want the side doors. Having seen her crawl over stuff to look for something, I glimpsed my future, yet had the power to alter the course.... lady from conexwest has sent me email on some options... that part is underway!
That done, I turned to getting my stuff there. I am DIY mover for this, hiring muscle on both sides of it to make actual physical move of stuff a bit less exhausting. There are 2 things happening here - getting my stuff out, and the very likely gut of this place once that's done. That's why I was planning to 2-trip it - "my good stuff" and then "the dirty load" - the cabinets, panelling, doors, windows, flooring, fixtures ... coming out of here. I'm running salvage op, will make use of all of it over time. On my first trip to camp, I can clear the space for "the salvage yard", get blocks or pallets or whatever, roof or tarp or whatever ready, so the next load has a place to go.
The box truck buy also occurred to me!!!! LOL, I am totally on your wavelength, pal, and glad of it!
Since I will first be getting food growing, food trees bought and growing, and later going to farmers markets, art fairs ... I thought about how handy that might be! Add the fact that 2 Great Danes have adopted camp, a couple of custom venting windows cut in later, there is a way to easily take them to vet... both crates fit, both crates secured, both crates safe. with a view and a breeze.
Since I'll be homesteading, the "things evaluation" has a much different flavor. I won't initially have a home to live in, but will be building multiple structures over time and fully living the artsy craftsy life, upcycling, reusing, creating.... furnishing and redecorating spaces repeatedly. there are currently 2 enclosed sleeping areas, but my kit cabin will take a weeks to put together, so no place for any of my furnishings but storage. Heck, I won't even have the foundation yet.
while I wouldn't normally drag this old saggy entertainment center anywhere but the curb, it is quite appealing as my first outdoor kitchen hutch. I have a lot of outdoor seating that I wouldn't keep if I were just moving to a house by myself, but I'm moving to 30 acres with at least 4 other people with their own homesites and the collective rentals, shared buildings, outdoor dining... in addition to my own stuff, I received my brother's stuff from the massive decking in his lake house, then stuff from when a friend moved ... when I get bored, I just go sit in a different area....
I think I am doing things in reverse, becoming a hippie later, having been the straight-laced good girl in early life. I am GenX, too late to be a hippie, but that was always where I belonged.... go along, get along, share, peaceful. mostly barefoot, no makeup. my storage container will likely become spray painted tie dye fast....
the whack thing is that so much of the stuff I have is going to be useful! HOT DAMN!
I actually don't ask friends to help move. I quit doing that a very very long time ago. If I ask for help, they are paid labor. I insist, and also provide refreshments and a plan. I might not pay much, however.
I don't think I want to hire movers this time, it's over 500 miles, and it's remote enough that we don't want random strangers, and weird enough situation to be memorable. I'll probably hire the Amish family down the road to unload. Family of 12, he has a mill over there. I will likely hire them to build my garage and other stuff. Like the big cedar closet that also contains my sewing room..... I could not possibly have that cheaper than my neighbors could build it for me ... saving money for the large solar components to power it ...
I am embarking on a wild adventure, and the Getting There plan is taking shape.
I have to say, it really spurred action when my friend suggested the container here first ... I was already figuring out how to load it so I had an office ready to go and futon or mattresses usable on arrival... until I remembered, no big trucks, no heavy stuff... and I thought about PODS.
Maybe my best bet is 2 bought Conex containers, smaller. A 10 footer could get in here, 40 is no way, a 20 is unlikely. There is a yard near me, and a yard about 90 miles from campsite. While they could be delivered to camp together on one truck, I don't see any way they could both show up or depart here together.
agh, logistics...