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The heavy haulers from U-Haul are actual trucks, not trailers. Perhaps a visit to their website will prove instructive.

Medium Box dimensions: 18" x 18" x 16" (W x L x H)

If it is frequent but not frequent enough to drive every day there are better options. I traded in my Jeep Grand Cherokee for a Ford Fiesta and the money I am saving in gas actually pays the car note. If you just need a truck for a few days a month you could easily afford the rental fee in gas savings.

When I moved to and from Hawaii (I think only about 2 or 3 weeks of that time is on a boat but another week or two in storage on each end led to 7 weeks from dropoff to delivery on the other end), I didn't do anything special with my electronics. Just packed computers and electronics in boxes the same way I'd pack them if I were moving across town - surrounded them with sheets, towels, etc for cushioning before putting into a box. I had planned on putting the delicate electronics stuff in a plastic trash bag for protection from water, but ran out of time when packing and didn't bother. The carrier stacked the boxes about 7 feet high on a pallet and cling wrapped the whole pallet in plastic for loading into the container. For the TV, I bought a big moving box and wrapped it in bubblewrap inside the box. If you have an expensive TV, U-haul has a $90 TV moving box with foam inserts just like the original manufacturer's box.

When they delivered one of the pallets to my house, one of the pallets fell off the flatbed truck when they where wheeling it off, but with the exception of a few broken dishes, everything survived the fall -- including the computer.

Aside from that mishap, everything else came out fine.

I brought 2 backup hard drives with me on the plane - one in carry on, one in checked bags, but the hard drives in the shipped computers are fine. It's been almost 2 years, and I'm still using one of the computers as a fileserver and it's working fine with the drives that came from Hawaii.

Oh, if you want insurance, make sure you buy extra coverage - the default coverage from the carrier was like 25 cents a pound or something like that.

"You're in trouble the first time you try selling the water bag to someone whose car you repaired a few weeks previously."

Well, duh :)

A good con man always remembers the mark... Not stepping in it is all part of the dodge. Most times, during those days, it was one way, and the odds of seeing the same mark were pretty low. Families and individuals going to California to make a new start for their future, right after the war, were all part of an influx that would last for decades.

U-Haul celebrated 60 successful years in 2005, which puts them in business starting in 1945. The 'American Dream' that drove the migration west kept U-Haul busy and growing, and it wasn't until 1987 before their records revealed more equipment leaving California than was going in.

Can't get broadband? uhaul.com, dude.

For more information about the case brought by U-Haul and others visit WhenUSucks.com. They have a list of PDF complaints against WhenU and responses near the bottom. While I know U-Haul was not doing this to stop WhenU and protect consumers they we're doing it to stop customers from seeing Budget ads when they visit Uhaul.com I for one was happy to see my employeer doing this. This sort of backdoor advertising is sleazy and preys on Internet users who cannot or will not read all the details of the software they install.

Question: What do I do if I can't get Speakeasy.net where I live?

Answer: uhaul.com

Speakeasy costs me more than any other Internet provider in my area (Houston, a blackhole of DSL thanks to Southwestern Bell)... and it's worth every penny.

I've read more detailed, recent reports of Champ sightings than anything from Nessie enthusiasts. They've even figured out his (her?) taxonomic identity and given it a scientific genus (Champtanystropheus). If you go to the lakeside park in Burlington there's a statue commemorating all the sightings. Champ has even been commemorated by Uhaul!

And the Green Mountains and the Adirondacks are gorgeous this time of year. ;-)

"Well, well, well. Less than twenty-four hours 'til Ragnarok and I haven't a stitch to wear."

Billions of people around the globe are thinking this very thought. Don't be part of the mass of cannon fodder awaiting their fate on January 1st. I'd like to help others survive and prosper after the Y2K "situation" by describing the preparations I've made over the past year for tonight's Big Event.

1. The Car
Nothing says "I'm a survivor!" like a cool set of wheels, which is why I have a 1971 Plymouth HemiCuda with a 426ci/425hp V8.
I took out the rear window and rear seats, and welded in two 55-gallon drums as reserve fuel tanks.
I filled the trunk with cement so I could ram other vehicles in reverse during "Road Warrior"-type scenarios.
Due to the weight of the cement in the trunk, I had to replace the rear shocks with solid steel bars, so the suspension is pretty stiff, but boy does it have some range!
I've mounted a 20mm cannon (originally from a AH-1 Cobra helicopter) - that I bought on eBay for $35K - to the roof of the car so it faces forward.
It fires when the left turn signal is activated.
I use a Xybernaut wearable PC for aiming, and I adapted the anti-wobble feature of my camcorder to stabilize the cannon during vehicle movement and firing.
There is a radiacmeter attached to the grill, so I'll know when I'm approaching former urban areas.
I didn't have time to cut a hole in the hood to accommodate the huge intake of the supercharger attached to the engine, so I just left the hood off.
The exhaust system has been removed as a vestigial performance-hindering remnant of a civilized era.

2. The Duds
I have a fire-resistant Nomex jumpsuit dyed to match desert terrain, as all terrain will soon be desert terrain.
For formal occasions, black leather chaps are acceptable, but the buttless kind will make you the laughing-stock of Bartertown.
Accessorize with low-slung pistol holster, gas mask, and black leather jackboots.
Bandoleers are in this year, but only for survivors with crew-served weapons.
Fine-grain leather driving gloves will assist you in controlling your vehicle when driving through fallout-blighted areas.

3. Food
Pound-for-pound, dry dog food has ten times the nutritional value of boiled potatoes, and it can be stored longer, too!
Dog food for older dogs is often packed with fillers that you just don't need, but Puppy Chow is geared towards growing dogs, and has more than enough nutrition.
I'm towing a U-Haul trailer full of it, with a few cases of surplus MREs from the Gulf War for special occasions.

I hope I've provided some insight into the preparations necessary for surviving the coming hard times.
I am interested in having a traveling companion to help with driving.
Any fertile females interested in repopulating the planet should contact me at TheSurvivor@militia.mt.us