23 Feb The Cost of Hurricane Moves During Evacuation

Welcome to Sam’s Movers and our hurricane moving budget post. Hedging yourself is a financial term that can be applied to many things. In this case, we’re moving your valuables out of your home as a hedge against floodwater and hurricane damage. We’re going to bullet point a few things to think about when the idea of paying to move before a hurricane lands becomes an option.

• Is this hurricane the “Big One”? Homes in Florida have survived 4 to 5 landfall hurricanes per year since they’ve been built. Hurricanes are normally larger than most of the state. Do you feel like this one is your “one”?

• Plastic bins Vs movers. Although you can just call a mover, you’ll always have the option to bin up your belongings with duct tape every year. A bin won’t protect your belongings against floodwater above your windows, but it will keep your belongings in your attic space without too much skill needed. Slowly amassing your own private stash of plastic bins is a suggestible strategy to making quick work of moving more important valuables.

• Your start and end location dictates price. If two people, a truck, gas, and office fees have to drive 2 hours to arrive at your home; you’ll get charged for it. It is hard to justify driving from the barrier islands to inland Pinellas when Hillsborough looks mighty close to Lakeland. There may be no reason to unload the truck, but the movers might. The more friends that you’ve got, the more things are packed into a truckload, and the costs go every which way instead of a grand on your check.

• You are not required to move everything. Sam’s Movers will move everything during a hurricane. If it’s midnight and the bridges are closed already, then you may want to be a partial pickup. There’s always a reason to be on the hurricane contact list when there are only so many trucks and so many people to help during a last-minute move – we always call the listed contacts around your home.

The cost of moving during a hurricane can be ongoing. Sometimes the barrier islands close while your belongings are waiting to return in the truck. All options are up to you and we can unload and load at our convenience. “Money can’t buy happiness” is normally a sayin’ ’round these parts… but it can keep your things in Lakeland while 6 feet of water takes a week to subside.