moving house... with a t@b

IrishCamper74

~didnt know exactly what category this falls under, so "General" it is...

Have any t@b owners moved a significant distance with a t@b? Did you hire an auto transport or simply tow it yourself?

Dalehelman

I would tow it myself and enjoy the trip.

IrishCamper74

I wish we could, we've got 2 cats and a dog & another vehicle to move. 1 of the 2 cats, well.... misses the cat box on occasion.

However, where we're moving to, looks to have much better campgrounds and parks!

atlasb

The lady that purchased our 320 is currently moving from SC to NM.  She parked the T@B at a friends until spring break and pulled her TV with a Uhaul to make the move.  Will rescue the T@B later.

Haloo

atlasb said:

The lady that purchased our 320 is currently moving from SC to NM.  She parked the T@B at a friends until spring break and pulled her TV with a Uhaul to make the move.  Will rescue the T@B later.

This is what I would do.  It’s a built in excuse for a cross country trip.  Board the pets and hit the road.

dlud

We moved from TX to CA last spring. We towed the t@b out with our TV. Had a mover for our household stuff. We slept in the t@b one night in a rest stop...worked out perfectly!

Mouseketab

When we were considering relocating to FL, we decided we were going to go with a Uhaul truck for our household stuff with hubby's car on a tow trailer behind the moving truck, then my truck pulling the T@B and probably loading up the T@B with linens and clothes and other stuff that would easily stack on the bed. None of the job opportunities I was pursuing in FL panned out, so didn't have to go that route. Ended up just changing jobs locally. We did sell our house and build, but our move was local.

jenmiller

Well I haven’t moved with our t@b for long distance, but my friend recently relocated and had her t@b shipped using auto shipping California service. One can tow their t@b for long distance, considering that you want to enjoy the trip but while relocating or some work purpose it would be feasible to get it transported.

IrishCamper74

We're probably going to tow it ourselves. We figured, when the movers come, pack everything & hit the road, it'll be a convenient place to sleep while I clean the house & before we get on the road. 
Although we can't really camp on the way down, (cats & above mentioned issue with 1 cat,) we can at least take our time and enjoy the countryside as we head south.

Fergie

We moved from southern Minnesota to Alaska last summer to be with families who had lived there for years. We are both retired.  We originally were going to do this years ago, but the economic bust of 2008 made that financially unfeasible until this year. Two years ago we decided to buy a camp trailer, a decent tow vehicle and make plans to sell our house and travel across the country to visit friends and relatives before heading up to the Alaska Highway. 

This was no small feat for a couple in their mid-to-late 70's! We bought a new 2015 T@B and a 2009 Ford Expedition for our camping rig. We got rid of most of our furniture and lots of accumulated stuff to reduce our moving costs, sold our house, did our own packing for the movers, packed our SUV and our camper and last June embarked on a two month, 8000 mile odyssey across North America to sight-see, visit old friends and relatives on our way to Alaska! 

Our visitor stops included North Dakota, Colorado, California and Washington before we headed up to Canada and dodged wildfires to get to Dawson Creek, the start of the Alaska Highway, which was celebrating the 75th anniversary of its completion. In-between these visitor stops we always stayed two nights at each campsite so we could take in the local sights and, in many cases, the wonderful local museums. We arrived in Palmer, Alaska two days before my 80th birthday that we celebrated with a trip to the old gold mine at Hatcher Pass! 

Both the T@B and the Ford Expedition performed wonderfully. It was the journey of a lifetime and we strongly recommend that if your health is up to it and you have the opportunity to make such a move, do it! 

Ratkity

Amazing Fergie!!!!

Verna

Happy Birthday, Fergie!

IrishCamper74

That sounds like an amazing adventure, Fergie! Our move is a little different, as we are relocating for work. Eventually, this is certainly the type of trip my husband and I have always talked about, just finding the time and the money to do so, at the moment, is tough.

ericnliz

@Fergie, Sounds like you had the adventure of a lifetime! Congrats for givin' it a go!!!!