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[Baymule]

Ya' know - this it REALLY IMPORTANT info --- maybe a copy and paste into a new forum just for moving?!

Thats a great idea!

 

[Baymule]

@Ridgetop and her husband have blazed a trail for you! Maybe not to the exact same place, but all the rules still apply!

 

[fuzzi]

Just a little suggestion, plastic grocery bags make good packing material. I've used dishtowels, other linens, to pad fragiles, too.

 

[Ridgetop]

Since telling my better half all of this information he went on a whirlwind online search on prices for things we'll need to replace there. He hadn't done that yet. Well holy moly were we shocked. He's now wanting to take literally all the panels, equipment etc. He's decided that even having to weld new legs on the older panels (which we already do here) is worth taking them.

My DH was the same way until I listed all the equipment we had and totalled up the cost to replace even the least of the stuff we would need. LOL Glad your husband is on board now. Also, if you decide to sell that equipment later down the road, it will bring more at the new location than it would in CA.

and a basement which I am absolutely giddy about.

OMG! I would love to have a basement again. Our first house (my grandparents' house built in 1920) had a basement and I loved it. We also had an attic which I also loved. Without a basement or attic you have to have connex containers. LOL

 

[RR Homestead]

My DH was the same way until I listed all the equipment we had and totalled up the cost to replace even the least of the stuff we would need. LOL Glad your husband is on board now. Also, if you decide to sell that equipment later down the road, it will bring more at the new location than it would in CA.

OMG! I would love to have a basement again. Our first house (my grandparents' house built in 1920) had a basement and I loved it. We also had an attic which I also loved. Without a basement or attic you have to have connex containers. LOL

That's a great point. I actually didn't know the equipment would be worth more there. Thanks for that tip!
I've never had a basement and it's a dream. It was one of the "wants" I had when looking. If we didn't get one I'd just cry a little (Ok.Ok. A LOT) but I never dreamed we'd get a full walk out basement. It even has a hidey hole build in it. I can't wait to be able to save produce far longer and have our food down there so it will keep even longer. I can't wait! Another dream was an upstairs but if I had to choose I think I'd have chosen the basement. I'm going to have an entire processing area and all the bigger equipment will be permanently out instead of in a little storage shed and having to pack it in and out when I need it. I'm super excited!