TheRealSmallville Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 I live in Eastern Washington, and I was just offered an excellent position with a new company in Boise Idaho. We have settled on moving near Ontario Oregon for now, as it's only 45 minutes away from work & it won't be as overwhelming for the kiddies (we live in a town of 900 right now, so we don't want to kill them with too much culture shock lol). Anyway, I am needing some advice! I have a 65" KS8000 Samsung 4K, and a 55" Samsung LCD. I have zero clue how to transport these without damage. I know that I don't want them in the back of a U-Haul, and I also do not have the original boxes or packaging they came in. The move is around 350 miles away. What do you guys think? I was thinking of standing them up in the back of the SUV (bottoms going where the legroom is) to try to minimize bumps & jostling, but I don't know what to use to keep the screens from getting scratched. I can't afford pro movers either, so that's out. Have any of you moved tv's long distance? Any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Just put a blanket over it to protect the screen and it should be fine. Congrats on the job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealSmallville Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share Posted August 2, 2018 27 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Just put a blanket over it to protect the screen and it should be fine. Congrats on the job! Thanks, I'm pretty excited about it. I've been in my current job for 8 years, and I've hit a ceiling. Very excited for a new opportunity! What kind of blanket would you suggest? I imagine a super soft one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Do you have a cashmere blanket? You want that to make sure the TV is very comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealSmallville Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share Posted August 2, 2018 I think I can get a couple of those pretty easily. I appreciate the suggestion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealSmallville Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share Posted August 2, 2018 I see Cashmere hasn't gone down in price much I think Ihave some ultra soft throw blankets though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 The softness doesn't really matter, maybe a bit thicker is better but I'm mainly saying to use it to protect the screen from any bumps it may take during the move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealSmallville Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 Oh, I gotcha. I was thinking soft for screen scratches. I guess if they are wrapped well then they should be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 You can buy boxes designed for this. For example: https://www.homedepot.com/p/The-Home-Depot-Heavy-Duty-Large-Adjustable-TV-and-Picture-Box-with-Handles-1001018/203339256 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealSmallville Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 3 hours ago, Jason said: You can buy boxes designed for this. For example: https://www.homedepot.com/p/The-Home-Depot-Heavy-Duty-Large-Adjustable-TV-and-Picture-Box-with-Handles-1001018/203339256 X But seriously, this is AWESOME! I did not know these existed...hell yeah. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 I've seen those boxes at u-haul rental places too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 On 8/2/2018 at 3:21 PM, TheRealSmallville said: I live in Eastern Washington, and I was just offered an excellent position with a new company in Boise Idaho. We have settled on moving near Ontario Oregon for now, as it's only 45 minutes away from work & it won't be as overwhelming for the kiddies (we live in a town of 900 right now, so we don't want to kill them with too much culture shock lol). I never thought I'd live to see the day where moving to Boise would be described as culture shock. Lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealSmallville Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 40 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: I never thought I'd live to see the day where moving to Boise would be described as culture shock. Lol. I had a hard time typing that, actually lol I enjoy Boise quite a bit, it's a nice little area. Much bigger population than the 900 people we live around currently, though. Wanted to make it easy on them with new schools and all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 42 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: I never thought I'd live to see the day where moving to Boise would be described as culture shock. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealSmallville Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 Just now, RedSoxFan9 said: Exactly!! We have cows in our town, but not a lot of goats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurdyb1 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Great question cause I may be moving soon as well and this is something I wondered as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 5 hours ago, TheRealSmallville said: But seriously, this is AWESOME! I did not know these existed...hell yeah. Thank you! The only reason I knew about that offhand is because I saw the movers who did my DC->Santa Monica move put my TV into one of those boxes. 4 hours ago, RedSoxFan9 said: Goat Simulator has gained sentience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 I would love to move to a town of 900 people or less! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealSmallville Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 9 hours ago, Remarkableriots said: I would love to move to a town of 900 people or less! Odessa Washington would welcome you, as long as you enjoy overpriced grocery stores, nosey neighbors, and the sound of trains moving through at all hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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