We moved several times from down the street to 5 hours away. Small do it your self moves are the worst!!!! Packing yourself is not always a good idea as we spend too much time and do not pack right. Our last move was the 5 hour one. We had a 4 bedroom home with 3 two plus garages full of ? We needed to be out in 6 weeks. We sold stuff, gave away lots more stuff and threw out lots more. We started packing for 2 weeks and did not seem to get ahead. We then called in professional help (luckily DH's nephew was a mover for Bekins). We finished the rest of the packing 3/4's still left after we did our packing, in 6 hours that would have taken us 2 more weeks. Learned to do it right. Everything went into 1 truck including a car. Professional is the right move! Save yourself headaches and backaches, yes it costs more but is well worth it.