07-30-2006, 06:07 PM
Carrie, when we packed our books, we protected the snot out of them. Used heavy (6mil) plastic bags, bagged a handful of books, sealed bag, placed in larger 6 mil plastic bag lined box that had a small bag of kitty litter crystal stuff for a dessicant (we used ziploc veggie bags, but I don't think they make them, can also use those extra pantyhose). All arrived fine (sent USPS media mail). Opened one of the boxes here last summer & the books started warping, immediately purchased a used bookcase, placed the books & the kitty litter bags in bookcase, books ok. So have a sealed bookcase or other storage method to keep the books ok.
We drastically cut down our pocessions. Sold & gave away so much. Have been able to replace some stuff (dishes, pots & pans for less than we sold our other stuff.
Some of the weird stuff we should have kept? Since we have citrus trees, we should have kept our Juice-O-Matic, (luckily gave it to a friend who is sending it), Should have sent more things in plastic containers. We had a bunch, and did not realize the way it takes many shipments to have a choice of different containers (good for storage of so much stuff, esp. the things that need the kitty litter bags).
We ended up bringing things we may never need here, and not bringing some things we wish we had. (So I guess we came out even??)
Have found rummage sales, Thrift stores, the Keaau transfer station & all of the stores mentioned to have been great at finding those things we wish we had.
Aloha, Carey
We drastically cut down our pocessions. Sold & gave away so much. Have been able to replace some stuff (dishes, pots & pans for less than we sold our other stuff.
Some of the weird stuff we should have kept? Since we have citrus trees, we should have kept our Juice-O-Matic, (luckily gave it to a friend who is sending it), Should have sent more things in plastic containers. We had a bunch, and did not realize the way it takes many shipments to have a choice of different containers (good for storage of so much stuff, esp. the things that need the kitty litter bags).
We ended up bringing things we may never need here, and not bringing some things we wish we had. (So I guess we came out even??)
Have found rummage sales, Thrift stores, the Keaau transfer station & all of the stores mentioned to have been great at finding those things we wish we had.
Aloha, Carey