Moving Product (Gallon Jugs)

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So, my move is finally almost here; next Friday to be exact. I'm moving from Seattle WA to Bend OR (about 350 miles) and moving the business with me and restarting there.

How would guys recommend moving all my product? I have probably 20-25 gallon jugs of different cleaners and stuff so boxes will get really heavy really fast. I'm stumped and thought I'd come here for help. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks!
 
A gallon of water weighs 8.34 lbs.

-By rounding-up to ~10 lbs for each gallon of "Chemicals";
-And if you pack 4 gallon containers per box (~40 lbs.):
-You'll wind up with 5-6 boxes of your "Chemicals".

You can pack more/less gallon-containers per box,
at your own volition.


Bob
 
When I moved about 3.5 years ago, I took all my products with me in the car. I didn't trust the removalists with them! :)
 
FUNX725 said:
A gallon of water weighs 8.34 lbs.

-By rounding-up to ~10 lbs for each gallon of "Chemicals";
-And if you pack 4 gallon containers per box (~40 lbs.):
-You'll wind up with 5-6 boxes of your "Chemicals".

You can pack more/less gallon-containers per box,
at your own volition.


Bob
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Yeah, I've thought about boxes, just didn't want to if I didn't have to. Already have so many boxes and I'd hate for some thing to spill and leak through the boxes. Might be the best option though unless I get something better from someone else.

davey g-force said:
When I moved about 3.5 years ago, I took all my products with me in the car. I didn't trust the removalists with them! :)
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I would go that route, but my car is rather full with my daily detailing tools since I run a mobile operation. It's pretty much at capacity.

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Take 4 jugs to a box store and find a box that just fits 4 jugs with a top you can fold closed.

That way they are easy to carry, can't fall over, and it's a lot harder for something to poke a hole in one.
 
Get stickers or draw arrows showing which end is up. Tape the caps so they can't easily twist open. Put each bottle in a plastic bag that is securely closed so leaks don't weaken the box. This is what we do when we ship plastic bottles via UPS or FED-EX.
 
I called you. Seeing what area you're in, there should be several hydroponic / indoor gardening stores. Im in that business and we always get tons of heavyweight boxes that have 4 (1) gallon containers in them. You could probably get them for free.
 
Thanks guys, I appreciate the tips. Tried calling a couple garden stores and got really cold answers that they "have no boxes at all" kind of sounded like company lines or something.

Anyways, I'll probably just go with really well packed sturdy boxes, tape lids shut, write on boxes and anything else I think of. We're doing all the packing, moving, driving, and unpacking so at least I don't have to worry about other people hanging it all.
 
Yeah, they were bigger shops, I was a little annoyed to say the least. One even told me that don't have any boxes ever and when I asked her how they received all their product, she just repeated her last answer grrr

It was a good tip though, thanks. Too bad it didn't work out.
 
Consider yourself lucky, we are moving at the end of the month and struggling to fit all the chemicals into a 40 foot trailer!
 
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