I put everything I wanted to move into storage as it was going to be a good few weeks/months between me moving & being able to move into a place.
It took the removalists 6 days (public holidays & weekends) to get the stuff to me, from when they picked it up to when they brought the boxes and furniture through the door. It took them 3 hours to empty the storage shed & pack it into the truck, they were backloading and I was the first load in, so they had to make sure it was all packed properly.
Self packing is where you pack up everything yourself. I used a majority of plastic tubs from crazy clarks, using linen/blankets to pack crockery. I had about 15% of the tubs not make it but no breakages of the stuff inside the plastic tubs. I did have some cardboard boxes for things as well.
I took my essentials in the car with me, pets were at the vets staying there, I threw out a lot of things or gave them away (freecycle was great for getting rid of fridges etc). I ended up buying whitegoods when I got to the other end, easier than moving them. Also replaced some furniture.
All up it cost me about $10,000 to move, that included vet charges & flying pets here ($1,500), removalists ($2,000), storage shed ($600), boxes ($15 each), redirection of post, bond, getting things connected, driving here ($1,500 approx with stops/petrol plus new tyres & servicing before I left), getting place cleaned before I left ($350) etc. It adds up.
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