Sounds like a plan. Then you’ll need to take Dylan’s advice and fill a container.

As usual your advice is spot on. The information from other people’s perspectives and experience is VERY useful.

Having said that, my spouse and I have a somewhat different situation than most.

We already have a lot purchased on the big island. The long term ( say 8 years) plan is to have a custom
home built ( we are going to design it and do as much of the finish work as possible ourselves). So, we will
have a decent idea of what we can put in that space.

We live in South Florida, so the clothes and other things we own are already well suited to the climate
in Hawaii.

Too, we know when you own a single family home and have a yard you are responsible for doing
a lot of things which a condo dweller or someone in an HOA doesn’t have to worry about. Also I
take it to heart what you said about how long it can take sometimes to get things done, so why not have
what you need to “do it yourself” when possible?

Even so, we are not planning to bring (I estimate, anywhere from 2/3 to 80% of “our stuff”) when we do
make the move.

Large appliances and most all furniture is “out”. Given the lead time we have we are not planning to buy
anything new from this point on unless we absolutely must, or if we are sure it will be of value in Hawaii.

I am pretty sure we can fill a container with useful, mostly higher value stuff. Bikes, scuba gear, fishing
equipment, kitchenware, certain electronics, some things we have collected which we can’t simply
replace, and most especially tools€”all sorts of tools small and large for use inside and outside. The
problem with selling your stuff when you move is you rarely get more than a small fraction of what it
will take to replace them when you get to your destination. You get good quality stuff and take care of it,
it will often give you a lifetime of use.

We had planned to spend most of our 2 weeks in Hawaii last June doing mundane things like looking
at furniture and appliances as part of the future preparation. Of course that wasn’t possible. We will
make sure to do that as part of our next trip.

Mahalo Tiva for sharing all these details!

Mahalo Scott for sharing!

This is why we have fabulous people like you reminding me that people are watching carefully. Mahalo! If you watch closely, you’ll notice that while Mark is from Chile, I’m not talking about what to bring from Chile. The only origin I do mention at 0:45 is “the US Mainland”. And my example of the coffee grinder is not to say that Mark should bring his coffee grinder, it’s to say that you shouldn’t bring any appliances. I so appreciate you watching and pointing these things out!

Mark is shipping form Chile, NOT the US. You didn’t even bother to mention the correct country.

The coffee grinder is a different voltage, so using that as an example was incorrect.

Your advice is usually spot-on but now slipping?