Moving can be a complicated experience. From organizing and cleaning your home to packing and transporting your belongings, the stressful nature of moving is obvious. If you are moving during the summer season, you may not focus on the heat and humidity that will accompany you on moving day.  This heat will not only increase your risk of exhaustion, but it can also make the moving process more time-consuming and overwhelming. Using these simple tips, you can have a safe, efficient, and successful moving day during the summer.

Plan Early

If you are planning a move in the summer, you are not alone. An estimated 11 to 13 percent of all moves occur during the summer months. Due to this number, it is important you plan ahead and schedule your professional movers as soon as possible.

In addition to booking your movers, make sure to contact your utility companies weeks or months before your moving day. Not only will moving companies be busy with moving other households, but cable, phone, water, and internet companies are also busier in the summer.

Pack Smart

Most people already know how to pack books, cookware, clothing, and decorative accessories, but you may not realize the importance of packing if you must move your items into a storage unit.

The heat and humidity that builds up inside a storage unit can warp and melt CDs, DVDs, video games, cassettes, VHS tapes, albums, and photos. Also, the heat and humidity can damage any leather or wood that you need to store in your storage facility.

To reduce the risk of this damage, consider utilizing a climate-controlled storage facility. Climate-controlled units will cool and heat your unit to ensure temperatures remain between 55 and 85 degrees. Renting a climate-controlled storage unit is imperative for storing your personal belongings and furniture during the intense heat of summer.

Protect Children and Pets

Since your children will be out of school, they will most likely try to be involved on moving day. While some children are able to carry a few small boxes and personal items, they can overexert themselves.

The combination of lifting/carrying items and working outdoors in the summer heat can increase your child's risk of exhaustion and heat stroke. Your pets may also become physically exhausted due to the excitement and heat on moving day.

Allow your children and pets to spend the day with a close friend or family member. This will ensure they are not in the mover's way, which will save you time and stress, but it will also keep them out of the intense summer heat.

Stay Hydrated

The hot temperatures, harmful rays of the sun, and the combination of lifting and carrying boxes and furniture can wreak havoc on your physical and emotional well-being. Fortunately, staying properly hydrated will reduce your risk of exhaustion and heatstroke.

During the higher temperatures, drinking water is important for moving the heat away from your internal organs. This reduces your risk of heatstroke. If you are overexerting yourself while moving on a hot summer day, you will sweat profusely in an attempt to cool your body down. Without drinking enough water, the excessive heat and sweating will cause you to become dehydration.

To reduce your risk of dehydration, extreme exhaustion, and heatstroke while moving over the summer season, make sure to stay hydrated. You may find the amount of water you need to stay hydrated surprising. To determine the amount, divide your total body weight by 2 and drink that number of ounces each day. For example, if you weigh 300 pounds, you should consume 150 ounces of water to stay hydrated.

Moving day can be stressful, but moving during the summer season can also be time-consuming and physically overwhelming. With these tips, your moving day experience in the summer months will be safe, efficient, and successful. When you're ready to go, reach out to a local company like Bekins Van Lines Inc to help get your move on the move.