jimmylittle
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Here's the deal:
I have a small shop in a Brooklyn, NY warehouse. I am pretty busy and it's usually full of a project or two for clients. My special lady just got a job all the way across the country in Los Angeles. It's only a few months, but we're seriously considering relocating there, at least for a couple of years.
Here's what I've been contemplating... I really can't trust a moving company to move all my tools across the country. I have a small shop, as I've said, but it is chock full of stuff (12' ceilings and shelves all the way up!) Renting a Penske truck will be about $2800, plus gas (which I figure to be (2900miles/9mi per gallon)*$4.50 per gallon for diesel= $1450 in fuel. So, $4200 or so, plus 5 days driving to get my stuff to LA for a couple years.
Here's what I'm thinking - Just pack up my shop into a small (and secure!) storage unit in Brooklyn, and just buy $4000 in new tools over there. I can get a pretty good set up to start, then buy a few other things along the way as I complete jobs. If we decide to stay permanently, I'll fly back and bite the bullet to drive all my stuff, if we decide to come back to New York, I'll just sell everything before I leave.
I'm also considering crating everything and having a freight company ship it, which would only be about $2000. I have no big shop tools, everything is portable. My biggest stuff is the Kapex, a Bosch portable table saw, and about 35 Systainers full of fun.
Any one have any experience or advice? It seems like crating it is the best option, but there's a little devil on my shoulder telling me to put a couple grand into new tools rather than moving stuff.
I have a small shop in a Brooklyn, NY warehouse. I am pretty busy and it's usually full of a project or two for clients. My special lady just got a job all the way across the country in Los Angeles. It's only a few months, but we're seriously considering relocating there, at least for a couple of years.
Here's what I've been contemplating... I really can't trust a moving company to move all my tools across the country. I have a small shop, as I've said, but it is chock full of stuff (12' ceilings and shelves all the way up!) Renting a Penske truck will be about $2800, plus gas (which I figure to be (2900miles/9mi per gallon)*$4.50 per gallon for diesel= $1450 in fuel. So, $4200 or so, plus 5 days driving to get my stuff to LA for a couple years.
Here's what I'm thinking - Just pack up my shop into a small (and secure!) storage unit in Brooklyn, and just buy $4000 in new tools over there. I can get a pretty good set up to start, then buy a few other things along the way as I complete jobs. If we decide to stay permanently, I'll fly back and bite the bullet to drive all my stuff, if we decide to come back to New York, I'll just sell everything before I leave.
I'm also considering crating everything and having a freight company ship it, which would only be about $2000. I have no big shop tools, everything is portable. My biggest stuff is the Kapex, a Bosch portable table saw, and about 35 Systainers full of fun.
Any one have any experience or advice? It seems like crating it is the best option, but there's a little devil on my shoulder telling me to put a couple grand into new tools rather than moving stuff.