Adios Unaccompanied Baggage!

When I went to schedule all of our move one of the important steps was shipping Unaccompanied Baggage.  This shipment is sent a month and a half or so in advance and will be there when you arrive.  It gets there so fast because it usually goes by air and you have a weight limit of no more than 1000 pounds for this shipment.  It is really important to be selective regarding this shipment also because your household goods can take up to 2 months to arrive in country.  That means you want to be sure you have things that will tide you over until everything arrives!

I scheduled this delivery to be picked up May 23rd and hopefully it will be there waiting for us when we arrive July 8th! We had Affiliated Van Lines as our company to move both Household Goods and Unaccompanied Goods.  I really liked them and felt they handled all our things with care.  They were also super sweet and really thankful that we bought them lunch as a "thank you" for all their hard work.

I compiled a list of essential items that we put in our shipment.  Everyone is different in what they want to send, but it's important to send things you think you will want or need when you are there without a house or all of your other household goods. All in all our Unaccompanied shipment totaled 555 pounds! We didn't even hit our 1000 limit!

1.   Small TV
2.   lamps
3.   step stool
3.   card table and chairs
4.   trash can
5.   Dog Crate
6.   Fans
7.   6 plates, 6 bowls, 6 mugs, 6 glasses, wine glasses
8.   Can opener
9.   Mixing bowls
10.  cookie sheets
11.  casserole dishes
12.  french press
13.  6 pieces of silverware
14.  spatula
15.  pizza slicer
16.  rain boots
17.  Jackets
18.  Camp Chairs
19.  Clothes for current and next season
20.  pots/pans
21.  Knife block and knives
22.  plastic cups
23.  shower curtain and shower rod
24.  ironing board
25.  iron
26.  Towels
27.  Air mattress
28.  pillows
29.  sheets
30.  Blankets
32.  curtains / curtain rod
33.  laundry basket
34.  Cleaning supplies
35.  Plastic Cups
36.  some closet organizers
37.  hangers
38.  colander
39.  cutting board
40.  glass measuring cup
41.  ziploc bags
42.  pot holders and dish towels
43.  Tea pot
44.  Broom
45.  Books
46.  Bicycles and Helmets
47.  Dust pan
48.  Tools
49.  purses
50.  umbrellas
51.  Crockpot

I am probably forgetting some essentials, but this was the majority of the list! I had created a list on our other computer, which is now in route to Germany, so I had to try and remember all that we put in our shipment!! 

Overall, it was a pleasant experience, and hopefully, our things make it to Germany in one piece!! Hope some of you find this helpful, and I would love to hear what other items people tend to send ahead of time!!