[Madelaine Amee]

I am looking for information/recommendations for using PODs. If you have used a POD to move either to or from TV.

Did you have to pack your own POD, or do they provide packers?
How long can the POD stay on the delivery end before it has to be returned?

Thanks for the answers to these two questions and any other information you care to give.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

I am looking for information/recommendations for using PODs. If you have used a POD to move either to or from TV.

Did you have to pack your own POD, or do they provide packers?
How long can the POD stay on the delivery end before it has to be returned?

Thanks for the answers to these two questions and any other information you care to give.

I don’t know the answer to your questions, but to further complicate things I imagine PODs could also illicit deed compliance issues?

[villagetinker]

A call to PODs will answer your questions, however a neighbor used these to move in and he had to unload, also the device used to move the pod onto the driveway left a lot of tire marks. There might be a limit from the villages on how long one of these can sit in your driveway. NOTE: I do not believe these can be left in the street.

[UsuallyLurking]

I used PODs to move down here. If you want to hire someone to pack or unpack I am sure you can do it, but I don't know if PODs will help you there (yes, I did all the packing/unpacking by myself -- hopefully for the last time).
As noted, they will drop off the POD in your driveway and it may leave marks (also note that the driveways are not flat, so there may be some shifting of the contents). My understanding is that you can leave it there for 72 hours before deed compliance will care (assuming anyone complains). As I recall, PODs is willing to store your container for however long you like (for a fee, of course), and they may do the same after dropping off, if you want to or have to take a long time to unload it. It being several years, I no longer have the paperwork, but I vaguely recall that there was something about how long a period was allowed between drop off and pick up of the empty container for your particular situation.
As noted in another reply, I would think a PODs person (pod person?) should be able to answer the POD questions.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

I am looking for information/recommendations for using PODs. If you have used a POD to move either to or from TV.

Did you have to pack your own POD, or do they provide packers?
How long can the POD stay on the delivery end before it has to be returned?

Thanks for the answers to these two questions and any other information you care to give.

Do a search on here for “pods”many threads.

[DonH57]

We used the Pod when we had our stuff sent here to the Villages. You have to pack and unpack it yourself and supply your own lock. I would use them again but don't plan on moving again.

[ScottGo]

We used them from moving out of Clearwater to here. You can hire packers who are very good (ours was). But we had ours in storage for 10 weeks. They lost a POD! Found it month late. They did pay for our non-use time - no bed or living room furniture, so things are agreeable. Lived in the Rv for an extra month.

[Arlington2]

We used PODS to move here from out of state. PODS supplied the name of a recommended contractor to pack our things and load the PODS at the other end. Very pleased with their recommendation. We unloaded ourselves, but think PODS had a recommendation for unloading. We had no problem with PODS time in the driveway for several days, but I admit I was ignorant of any constraints, and no one complained.
Our driveway in TV has a fairly steep slope. The PODS delivery did an excellent job placing blocks under the PODS to keep things level.
I was very pleased with PODS in every way; professionalism of all people involved, scheduling and prompt delivery and pick-up, and cost. It was a significantly better experience than we had with traditional movers in past moves.

[KAM+6]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

I am looking for information/recommendations for using PODs. If you have used a POD to move either to or from TV.

Did you have to pack your own POD, or do they provide packers?
How long can the POD stay on the delivery end before it has to be returned?

Thanks for the answers to these two questions and any other information you care to give.

Another option is to sell your house furnished. It really doesn't pay to move things back. There are also people that arrange yard sales for you.
I hope your husband has recovered and in better health now.

[triflex]

Short-term use of a POD has no effect on deed compliance. They are used for moving purposes.

Originally Posted by tophcfa

I don’t know the answer to your questions, but to further complicate things I imagine PODs could also illicit deed compliance issues?

[triflex]

I've used U-Haul U-Box twice for a move from the Pacific NW. I found them to be the least expensive. But I also sold almost everything and only moved truly convenient items.

[SIRE1]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

I am looking for information/recommendations for using PODs. If you have used a POD to move either to or from TV.

Did you have to pack your own POD, or do they provide packers?
How long can the POD stay on the delivery end before it has to be returned?

Thanks for the answers to these two questions and any other information you care to give.

When our neighbor across the street passed away, their kids used a POD to move furniture and all the other items that they wanted. It was delivered and placed in the driveway, where they took about 2 days to load it themselves. I believe it sat there for at least 3 days before PODs came back to pick it up. And I can't believe any neighbor would complain if you took more than 3 days to unload, as long as they could see you working on it. What was disrupting was when the truck came to deliver and pick up the POD because the street was temporarily blocked by both the lifting unit and the truck.

It was interesting watching the whole POD pickup process. They used what could be described as a powered wheeled lifting unit that detached from the truck, drove up the driveway, straddled the POD, picked it up, drove back to the truck that was parked in the street, straddled the truck, placed the POD down, then raised the wheel legs, and off the truck went.

And like one of the people who replied, I recall several previous post about hiring people to unload the POD here in The Villages. Suggest you do a search for "POD" and see if any of those old post can be of some help.

[vintageogauge]

If you care about your driveway put a plastic tarp under it as it will leave large rust stains on your concrete or pavers, even larger if it rains while there. I used PODS twice moving down here and also use U-Pack twice which is a 30' long truck trailer that they drop off and you put in your stuff using as much space as needed and then you put up a bulkhead to hold it in place. If there is room left on the trailer they will fill it with a commercial or industrial item so that there is no other personal stuff that might contaminate yours such as roaches, bed bugs, etc. from someone else's stuff. I prefer the U-Pack but it's high and you have to use the supplied ramp to get in and out of the truck. One thing to note about PODS is they have a weight limit which is impossible to guess while you're loading it.

[Madelaine Amee]

Originally Posted by KAM+6

Another option is to sell your house furnished. It really doesn't pay to move things back. There are also people that arrange yard sales for you.
I hope your husband has recovered and in better health now.

You are so kind to remember my husband being so sick. He was in the hospital for three weeks and then Freedom Pointe for almost another three weeks. He was finally diagnosed with a blood infetion Anemia (WAHA): : Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia. It is a frightening blood infection, your own blood destroys your own red blood cells. Took six transfusions before they found a blood that was compatible. However, he is like the energizer bunny and is fighting back and doing much better than I expected.

As for the contents of the house, we are only taking one or two pieces of antique furniture, unfortunately they are larger items that the kids want, and the rest will probably go to Salvation Army or the Sheriffs Ranch.

The information I am receiving about PODs is very helpful, thanks to all.

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

I am looking for information/recommendations for using PODs. If you have used a POD to move either to or from TV.

Did you have to pack your own POD, or do they provide packers?
How long can the POD stay on the delivery end before it has to be returned?

Thanks for the answers to these two questions and any other information you care to give.

We packed our own and hired someone locally to UNPACK here for a few bucks. Depends on the company how long they allow it to be kept without extra charge. They brought us 2 when we moved down but only used one. No extra charge for that. You can keep it as long as you like but each company/contract differs in charges, extra charges etc. Just like hiring a moving company. You have to carefully read the contract.

This is the company we used in January 2017 moving down. They were the cheapest by far (in NJ) during "prime" season heading south and had the least fees and most time to hold before storage fees kicked in. I called about 4 different companies and these were the best price at that time. They dropped it off at our home 1 weeks before moving, had it down here in about 4 days.