....My sister and husband both had very different perspectives on how to pack, how to load, and deciding what was important. Rather challenging, at times.
I quit asking for moving help a long long time ago because of this. I'd really rather do it myself, though it takes longer. It's preferable to having people around that insist they are the authority on everything to do with my possessions... I get annoyed when people promote themselves over me on my project. I am good with paying people to help me get the truck loaded, but, I call the shots. I will own the shifting load or damaged products, and I would prefer it be ME ruining something vs having something in my head about "Bill insisted it should go this way and he was wrong!" I have always been that way. I want to be the one to break my stuff.
I have seen time and again that many people have no respect for possessions of others. I would not trust the packing or moving of stained glass lamps my mother made to anyone but Me. there is no one else that would care if they were destroyed. They will be packed securely and ride in my car, no moving van for those.
It has been a long while since I have moved. On the one hand, it's exciting, a new adventure awaits! But, I definitely haven't forgotten the exhaustion, the frustration, everything being more time and money than planned.... at least pandemic has given me a start on shedding stuff...
For me, the intermediate stay in a rental would be tough. It's only "home" for a while, of unknown length. I would be annoying in my "should I unpack this or leave it packed?" Luckily, no cohab to care, I can make my own self crazy, no damage to others.
For my next move, I'll pack my stuff into a rental truck and move it to a storage container on-site. I have not worked out logistics on everything, but, I will also assume goofed up ressie and maybe go Penske from the start. I didn't know UHaul had such a rep, sorry you had to confirm it.