It is likely that your tech setup at home is your pride and joy and is the one thing that you cherish above all others. So, when you are moving home, it will require special treatment to ensure its safety and give you total peace of mind. Of course, you could, if you wanted, move it all to your new home yourself; however, if anything should happen while in transit – well, it just doesn’t bear thinking about.
So, the only option you have ahead of you is to take a few simple steps and give yourself peace of mind that your tech is going to be well looked after until you are reunited once again.
Wrap and Pack
You should take care when disassembling it to ensure that all of your leads and cables stay with the units themselves. When it comes to packaging, using the original boxes and protective polystyrene spacers is going to be the best and most secure method. However, if you do not have this, then you will have to use top-quality bubble wrap and air pillows (although these may have a slightly different name where you are) for packaging and triple-walled boxes of the right size to house your tech in.
You should also invest in some high-quality packing tape to secure your boxes top and bottom. Cheap, poor-quality packing tape doesn’t stick overly well, and the last thing you want is for your equipment to fall out of its box and get damaged just because you didn’t want to spend a couple of dollars more on decent tape.
Use Professional Shipping Services
Once you have your tech all boxed and ready to go, you are going to need to hire an experienced shipping business to collect your boxes and deliver them to your new location. Although you could do this yourself, it can be a stressful experience as you will be more engrossed in taking care of your parcel than in your own well-being or those around you.
Hiring the right man with a van will mean that there will be insurance in place. If your tech gets damaged en route, you will be able to make a claim and at least be able to replace the equipment, if not everything that you have stored on it. If you choose well, he will also have experience in shipping items that are of a similar size and weight to the boxes that you have packed therefore relieving you of the struggle of getting it into your vehicle or getting it out.
Final Thoughts
Tech setups are so important to modern life; a lot of people work from home or require the escape that can be obtained on a daily basis due to life, work, and college stresses. It stands to reason that when you are moving, your tech deserves to be handled with kid gloves, and additional care needs to be given. If you do not have the original box and packaging to hand, top-quality packaging is a must, and so is hiring the services of someone experienced in shipping boxes of the size and weight that houses your tech.
