[Fourpar]

We used a POD to move from the Panhandle to The Villages and it worked out very well. Packing the POD is where damages are created. We didn't pay a lot of attention when the folks packed our stuff into the POD. Consequently we had a few dings on things that should have been better protected.

We hired packers to load it up and realized later that they knew they would never see us again and didn't take as much care with the load as I feel they should have. Nothing serious, just little scrapes & things, but enough to be annoying.

All in all though, it was a good idea to use the POD. And it worked well. You put your own lock on it. And the POD people also put a seal on it, so I felt it was quite secure.

I'd do it again, but understand there isn't as much room in those things as you may think. That certainly was the case with us. I had to rent a trailer for the excess. Wasn't planning on that.

Good Luck,