Advice on moving with records...
hcrink
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Hey, next month I'll be moving w/ approx 1,000 raerz. I know it's probably just a matter of boxing them & putting them in the truck, but I'm kinda stressed about it. Any advice from youz who have done this before? Should I sprinkle them with pixie dust, etc?
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How long will theybe in the truck? Summer heat can be a killer for those babies...
yeah, I thought of this. Probably about 10 hours.
most important, get the waterproof corrugated boxes. You never know when you'll run into a torrential downpour and those trucks are NOT waterproof. After being poured on through Nebraska there was a good 5-10' wet spot along the floor of the truck. So glad I had the waterproof boxes. If you don't have them and don't have time/money to get them, make sure you have a good tarp above and below the raers.
As for warpage, 10 hours in a truck won't kill you as long as you pack your boxes tight and keep the truck in the shade as much as you can (when parked). I think some records might have warped a bit but I can't really tell, and this was over 10 days, not 10 hours. It certainly wasn't a disaster.
this is only across CA, so rain should not be an issue. what about stacking boxes? yes? no?
Jason
i never had a problem with this, nice boxes take care of this and other worries.
-k
Just imagine the years of therapy your lp's will need because of this.
ok I'm sounding like an advice columnist.
I'm moving to go to grad school. I plan on selling most during grad school so I don't have to take loans or suck dick.
I really only need about 100 records. Plus, I like to dig.
Oh, they're big fellas...and they get to live in the Expedit while the most precious of 45s reside in cardboard boxes...
if you can get down to 100 records, you are a better man than I
OH god! I would love to get down to 100!
------- will help fund Fatback college time in exchange for local raers. I shall assist in schooling you, dad.
Experience is the best teacher. Go out on thin ice.
night is a sun too
GET IT DOWN TO 100
NEVA STOP DIGGIN!
(a nice reminder of time past that refuses to end and distresses everyone with its obstinate presence.)
Only a couple miles up road to new crib.
Most everything in crates & moving boxes, in a U-haul truck - no probs there, other than they fell out & spilled everywhere (fucking mess).
The ONE thing to be careful about...
Don't leave your shit near windows/direct sunlight.
When I moved the last batch of my HipHop...
I did that in my Suburban on a clear semi-sunny day.
I don't know what happened, but one or 2 crates tipped a little & a bunch fell out.
Well, I guess while parked in the driveway the sun wasted no time in showing me who really had the "heat".
A small section of my B's & F's are fucking WARPED.
Most all my Public Enemy joints are WARPED too.
Everynow & then I pull out a old joint, and find that it's warped.
DAMN!
So I say, keep them shits AWAY from the window & direct sunlight.
Yeah I should've boxed them up tight & covered 'em.
But you know, I really didn't think a quick trip up the road, in my A/C cooled truck w/ tinted rear windows, would be a risk.
I was wrong!
The bigger question is how are you going to move all this stuff?
Mom is not coming with...
So true.
I drove from Seattle to DC with approx. 5,000 records in one of those U-Haul trailers. I went through some major storms, and I always assumed the thing was waterproof.
Somehow only my shittiest records got wet. But you can imagine the horror of opening up the trailer and having a steady stream of water pour out the back.
Roadway Express.
Its a shipping company. They actually build a little room for you inside of the truck and you can stack it and load everything in. Its actually cheaper than a Uhaul. they have 4ft and eight feet partitions. And they help you move it. The only problem is that they are a commercial shiping company so you'll have to beat them to the location. Nothing got fucked.
I did about 40,000 records from phoenix to LA in the summertime. did it over night. it was all good. get the uhaul boxes an pack em tight. no real need to worry about rain in california. just check the forecast.
No one else sense the coming of a new era???
I'm all grownz up now!!!
Moving records will turn me into a Jew?