The container is on its way

The container was lifted onto the chassis this morning and is on its way.  I was a bit worried I'd overloaded it with all the wood working and regular tools but turns out I did alright.  Denise said she had confidence in me the whole time.  I'll have the official weight when it reaches the port in Seattle.  Empty weight of the container is 4,820 lbs.  Josh from DryBox made this look easy, from backing next to the container, to placing it on the trailer.  I added the link in case any of you are considering joining us.  Grab a 20', 40' or 53' container and come along!

Trying to balance the load throughout the container has been a challenge.  Looking at a full house and deciding what to put in first, where to put it for weight distribution, and when we'll need it on the island was tough.  Everything is tightly loaded and strapped in for the truck ride north to the Seattle port, rail trip east to New York, and boat trip south to the island. 

It was a big relief when it left the ground and didn't lean to one side or tip the lifter over.  The driveway's at a slight down angle so gravity was working against Josh since it's lifted by chains.  

Within a few minutes he had it between the lift arms and locked into place.  

Four of these is all it takes to lift it in to place.  

The container will head to Chahelis Washington and be transferred to a standard chassis tomorrow morning.  Vanport Trucking will take it to the port, BNSF will take it to NY and Blue Ocean Transport will take it to St Croix.  

Blue Ocean let me know the first car made it to Florida and will be loaded on the ship Thursday.  We should have it there when we arrive.  Less than 10 days until we leave!

That's all for now. 

Kevin & Denise