Like any other electronic/computerized equipment, you're supposed to wait until they reach room temperature before you turn them on...let alone use them. :eek:

I've done several long distance moves, in the heat of the summer, and never had a problem with my sewing machine. You're using a pod where the machine will be locked inside, so that should stop any tampering with the shipment.

We had one bundle of brooms/mops disappear in one shipment, an area rug disappear in another shipment, and one box of books disappear in the third shipment. Some furniture that wasn't wrapped was damaged. The worst was the movers who rolled my pine table top down the asphalt driveway. One dining room chair was broken in each shipment.

Always insure for REPLACEMENT COST. Never the $.60/lb or depreciated cost.

I just moved from Miami FL to Tucson AZ using pods my machines are fine. I packed them in my sewing machine bags and made sure they would not shift! I hated Miami & the heat but love the heat here!!

You will love Minnesota! Yes...we have the cold season, and the heat season, but we also have what's referred to "road construction season" It starts in the spring, and goes until everything freezes...just remember, in Minnesota you "can't get there from here"....without a lengthy detour!! Hope your machines arrive in one piece!!

If it were me, I would take them with me, certainly the Diamond. I lived overseas and took my now old Husqvarna
with me on the plane. No problem

First Welcome to Minnesota. I love it here but then this has been my home state for most of my life. I don't know an answer to your question but I wanted to say hi and welcome. BTW summer is coming and it will be hot here as well.

I live in Corpus Christi and it gets really warm down here. If my machines can withstand the heat in the attic for a period of years, I'm sure yours can withstand the heat in a POD for a few days. IF you don't have the original packaging box for the machines use some old bath towels or even some large scrap pieces for packaging. When I moved down here in 94, I used my linen bath towels, face cloths, hand towels for packing. Face cloths are great for in between dishes (or better yet your kitchen linen). If you use newspapers you have to wash the print off the dishes. Save the landfills. Mug rugs are great for large serving bowls.

they will be fine. I had my sewing machine in my attic. hot and cold and it was fine...

We moved a lot during my husband's career. Most of the time we had to ship our household contents-including computerized sewing machines-into storage. Sometimes this storage lasted 3 months. We never had problems with our belongings being safe-except for our painted wood rocking chair which got broken every time we moved! I'm like you in that I love the cold and snow rather than heat and tornadoes.

I lived in Florida and moved to Iowa back in 2010. My 4 computerized machines were in storage for 4 years all in Florida. It was supposed to be in an air conditioned unit but as I noticed some plastic such as small kitchen appliances, even my microwave had turned yellow so I know it wasn't A/C'd. Anyway, they made it thru like champs. I have the Viking Designer 1, Babylock Ellegante, Elna 945 and Babylock Evolve and they all work fine.

Also, when they were unloading my stuff, I noticed my Viking D1 down on the bottom of the pile with all those heavy boxes on top. I freaked out but as I had everything in its original boxes, they made it. Other items such as furniture were not so lucky. Had a brand new gas grill that its wheels were ripped off and an antique end table split into 2 among a few items.

Good luck on your move and I agree totally with you, like, not love the cold but hate the heat.

Suz in Iowa