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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jul 27, 2016 0:12:06 GMT
We're moving in a few weeks to a house in a town about 20 miles away and we're taking our refrigerator with us. We also have a small chest-type freezer. Both of them are full of food, but the moving company we're using says they have to be empty when they load them onto the truck. The moving company is coming between 6 and 7 am, loading up the entire 2-story house (including taking apart the massive log bed), and then driving to the new house to empty it all, hopefully only taking one trip to do so because they're charging by the hour. So I anticipate it will be a number of hours before the frig and freezer are installed at the new house for me to load up again.
For anyone who has done something similar, what did you do with all your frozen / refrigerated food during that time?? I remember the time we moved across the country-- we had to get rid of it all, but I just don't remember what we did when we moved from our previous house to this one...
Am I missing something totally obvious?? The only solution I can think of is buying cheap Styrofoam coolers or borrowing coolers and putting all the stuff on ice and hoping we get moved quickly enough for nothing to get ruined in the meantime?? (keep in mind that the low temps here are in the mid-80s and the high temps are still hovering around 110F.)
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Post by Loydene on Jul 27, 2016 0:30:29 GMT
I've just used coolers. Get an idea from the mover when they would load the refrigerator -- I'm just not thinking it is a first on item -- more like among the last on. If you are really concerned get some dry ice -- we can buy it at a local grocery store
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Post by mom on Jul 27, 2016 0:32:07 GMT
We have used ice chests with ice as well as using my parents freezer (they were local) to store some stuff in.
Personally, I would eat as much as possible, throwing out whatever was questionable. Then only move what I had to.
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Post by christine58 on Jul 27, 2016 0:33:28 GMT
I put all my frozen/refrig food in coolers and put the coolers in my car. Borrow some from friends.
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 27, 2016 0:38:27 GMT
Any friends that would help you out? Fridge would be easy. Stock it like you would right before vacation so that it is mainly empty when you movie. Condiments and stuff like that don't have to stay super cold. Then buy the milk and stuff once the fridge is back online.
Freezer is harder. I'd use other people's coolers and freezers if possible.
We're moving soon, but we are moving 3 houses down (once it is built) and should have two weeks to move stuff from one house to the other.
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Post by Shel on Jul 27, 2016 0:43:50 GMT
We recently moved locally and we used up as much as we could before the move. I planned meals around the meats I had in our big freezer. I also pitched things that were almost empty or close to expiring. For the rest we used our coolers and Costco freezer bags which are great! (And inexpensive!)
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Post by Linda on Jul 27, 2016 0:50:56 GMT
keep in mind also - it can take some time for the fridge and freezer to get down to temperature once they are plugged in again.
I would eat down what you can, ask friends for fridge/freezer space, and use coolers with dry ice
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Post by mikewozowski on Jul 27, 2016 1:05:19 GMT
my movers moved the fridge and the freezer without me having to unload it. if not for that i would have put stuff in coolers. it will stay cold/frozen for the amount of time you need it to.
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Post by StephDRebel on Jul 27, 2016 4:08:51 GMT
We ate what we could for months and then gave the neighbors what was left. everytime we've moved there has been a noticable upgrade in average income around us. We left it all, they could use it.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 27, 2016 4:14:19 GMT
I wish I were moving house, it would force me to actually USE the stuff in my freezer!! How much do you have in the freezer and is there any way you could eat a lot of it in the next couple of weeks before you move?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2016 4:27:52 GMT
You also have to verify that they're not going to tip your fridge because if they do, you won't be able to plug it in right away.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jul 27, 2016 5:31:43 GMT
I wish I were moving house, it would force me to actually USE the stuff in my freezer!! How much do you have in the freezer and is there any way you could eat a lot of it in the next couple of weeks before you move? ^^^ see, this is the problem! I have a well-stocked freezer, especially since I was doing full-meal replacement for my weight loss and have barely just started to eat 'real' food again, and only part-time... there's no way we can eat it all in that amount of time. I think I'll start asking around for coolers to borrow (except we're moving right before Labor Day weekend, which is a 'get away for the weekend' time around here...) and look into getting some dry ice, too. (and look for those Costco freezer bags... they're somewhere in the garage, I think.) thanks for all the suggestions! |
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Post by jumperhop on Jul 27, 2016 5:42:58 GMT
Ice chests or Rubbermaid containers (covered with towels or blankets) with dry ice on top did the trick for me.
Jen
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Post by khaleesi on Jul 27, 2016 12:34:46 GMT
I've also tried to do an inventory reduction ahead of time and then coolers for what is left.
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Post by pridemom on Jul 27, 2016 15:00:24 GMT
We have used ice chests with ice as well as using my parents freezer (they were local) to store some stuff in. Personally, I would eat as much as possible, throwing out whatever was questionable. Then only move what I had to. Exactly. When we moved last, I went on a grocery exile and used up the groceries in the house. I got VERY creative with meals to use up food from our fridge and freezer. What was left was packed in coolers. We have several since we camp. I just saw this: ^^^ see, this is the problem! I have a well-stocked freezer, especially since I was doing full-meal replacement for my weight loss and have barely just started to eat 'real' food again, and only part-time... there's no way we can eat it all in that amount of time. I think I'll start asking around for coolers to borrow (except we're moving right before Labor Day weekend, which is a 'get away for the weekend' time around here...) and look into getting some dry ice, too. (and look for those Costco freezer bags... they're somewhere in the garage, I think.) thanks for all the suggestions! What I would do is ask if the movers can have the freezer be the last on the truck and the first thing off. And borrow as many coolers as you can. Plastic tubs with dry ice might work in a pinch. |
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Post by schizo319 on Jul 27, 2016 15:11:09 GMT
If you have any single/bachelor friends in your area, you could ask them to borrow some freezer space for a few hours. One of my best friends is single and her freezer/fridge is always half empty.
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