I always wondered the same thing and think about it a lot. My house is about 250 years old an about 35 miles outside of Boston which is about the same deal. My road is the original colonial road just paved over and George Washington was said to have visited here. It must have taken a really long time.
My additional question:
How did they navigate long journeys? It must have been a huge mess of roads and trails to do long distance travel. Who understood the big picture well enough to get anywhere remotely far away?
SweetHomeColorado, what route will you take into Colorado? Towing a trailer in the wintertime is no fun, especially in crosswinds or through steep passes. If the total excess volume of stuff (that won’t fit in your car) i less than or equal to hte volume of one of U-Haul’s smallest trailers, why not ship stuff to yourself instead? It will probably be cheaper and more secure. Media mail, as mentioned above, is nice and cheap for shipping books and music. Clothes pack and ship well. I’ve done this several times, several ways, to several different destinations – including having survived a drive down Lolo Pass into Idaho in a medium-sized U-Haul truck towing a Volvo Station wagon, brakes a-smokin’ and cats a-gettin’ religion – and I suggest making it easy on yourself.
The majority of that weight capacity will be eaten up by the empty trailer, I think. U-Haul’s smallest listed enclosed trailer, the tiny Sport Trailer, has an empty weight of 535 pounds. The 4’x8’ one clocks in at 780 pounds empty.
I went through this while renting a trailer a few years ago to tow behind my 2.3 liter compact pickup. I found that my total weight-carrying capacity went DOWN if I hooked up any trailer of realistic size (after poring over the stated capacities and ratings in my owner’s manual). However, if you need volume for low-density stuff, it can still be useful to use a trailer - as it was in my case.
If I may highjack my own thread. I was doing research on my car which was bought from a dealership. I found out that there were two recalls on the car.
Is there anyway to find out if these recalls were cared for by the car dealership?
One tip I would offer: use standard moving cartons. They are almost surely to be more rigid than your typical corrugated carton and they are designed to stack upon each other w/o crushing. Most major movng franchises reclaim, and resell, these at a discount. You should be able to buy them at 50%, or less, off retail. They also have other supplies, such as plain newsprint and paper pads, for packing. Using old newspapers may soil your goods. Here’s a moving company site that gives some tips: http://www.carlylevanlines.com/tips.htm
I’d guess that, if you have enough stuff, it might be smarter to rent a truck and pull your car on a tow dolly. Better than pulling a, too heavy, trailer w/ your car, which can be dangerous and do lasting damage to the car.
