Renting a moving truck is going to cost an arm and a leg, then you're going to have to pay for the gas driving it across Canada on top of the rental fee.
If you can cram all your stuff into a pickup truck, it'd probably be a lot cheaper to buy an old, but healthy one and resell it once you're across.
But it would fit in a cube van? I don't know, in my head a large pickup has more space than a cube van.
Also, if you buy and resell your own vehicle, and are crafty about it, you can sell it for more than you buy it for and cancel out the cost of gas or even turn a net profit.
It might be helpful for us advise-givers if you could be a bit more specific about how much stuff you have than just "record collection, kitchen stuff and bed." Starting with the size of the bed and the record collections might be a good start.
I had a job driving 1 and 5-ton moving trucks (delivering office furniture for an interior design firm that did entire office buildings) about 5 years ago, they fit a hell of a lot more than a bed and a record collection, and cost a hell of a lot to keep on the road. I'd only recommend going that direction if you really can't fit your things in anything smaller.
If you can cram all your stuff into a pickup truck, it'd probably be a lot cheaper to buy an old, but healthy one and resell it once you're across.
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I don't know, in my head a large pickup has more space than a cube van.
Also, if you buy and resell your own vehicle, and are crafty about it, you can sell it for more than you buy it for and cancel out the cost of gas or even turn a net profit.
It might be helpful for us advise-givers if you could be a bit more specific about how much stuff you have than just "record collection, kitchen stuff and bed." Starting with the size of the bed and the record collections might be a good start.
I had a job driving 1 and 5-ton moving trucks (delivering office furniture for an interior design firm that did entire office buildings) about 5 years ago, they fit a hell of a lot more than a bed and a record collection, and cost a hell of a lot to keep on the road. I'd only recommend going that direction if you really can't fit your things in anything smaller.
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