Let me start off by saying this isn’t a paid advertisement or any of that junk. I don’t know anybody who works for UHaul, yada yada. We just recently received our order from UHaul and are really happy with it. I never knew UHaul offered anything besides trucks, so I wanted to share. Besides, this is my 4th blog post, do you really think anybody is paying me to write at this point? … Now Carry on.
My husband has been obsessing (possibly too strong of a word) over “Forearm Forklifts” ever since we put an offer in on the our house. (It’s still weird to say ours at this point.. especially since we haven’t closed, so maybe we shouldn’t at this point.) I thought he was nuts because I always thought of them as an as seen on tv ripoff. (Admittedly, I am a sucker for as seen on tv so this is pretty unfair of me.)
He started doing some Googling and it turns out, not only does UHaul rent out moving trucks, but they also have an entire store of moving supplies. Who knew!? We sure didn’t.
Kevin ended up ordering two back braces (don’t judge us – better to be safe than sorry!) and a set of Forearm Forklifts (should that be capitalized? Sounds so formal like it demands to be capitalized). Things we are sure to put to good use during our big move!
If you are unfamiliar with the Forearm Forklift concept (seriously, it sounds like a wrestling move), basically they are 2 long straps (3′ wide X 9’5″ long) that (according to UHaul) “encourages proper lifting technique” and “requires 66% less work to move objects.” SCORE! You are supposed to grab a partner (one of you on each side of the object), feed them under whatever big object you are trying to move, put your arms (up to the forearm, duh) through the holes in the end of the straps, and then coordinate with your partner when you are ready to lift. Voila!
Kevin found this nifty video from Consumer Reports on YouTube…
Other than the Forearm Forklifts and the back braces, I also noticed that they sell bags for our Queen size mattresses. These are great because they keep the mattress from getting torn! We’ve used something like this for all but one move, and the one time we didn’t, our (brand new at the time!) mattresses were ripped!
I think it should be noted that the website advertises free shipping on orders over $25 in the continental USA. Kevin placed our order sometime over the weekend (I *think* Saturday) and it arrived yesterday! Super fast! I thought there was a shipping map someplace on the website, but for the life of me I cannot find it right now. Additionally, if you forget a small thing in your online order (like our mattress bag!) or you prefer not to shop online, you can also pick up these items in a UHaul store! Just check out the website to find the closest one to you!
Hope this information is useful to you! Have a great day!
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