Need to move a glider from Chicago to Los Angeles

I made a trip last week along the lines of Tom's suggestion, towing a sailing boat of quite similar weight and length to my glider trailer from Charlotte to Lake Dillon, CO (sailing at 9,017 MSL!).

Tony understandably didn't want to take on a boat; multiple quotes from uShip all came in within a few dollars of each other (~$1,950 for 1,650 miles).. But anyway I needed to be present at both the pickup and drop off, so I opted to fly to Charlotte, pick up a U-Haul 10' moving truck and tow it myself.

The U-Haul 10' moving truck was the only one-way rental I could find that permitted towing. Not even the U-Haul GM trucks (local only), nothing from Penske or the major car-hire companies. But it worked out well and I would do it again rather than drive both ways.

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I looked at doing this but could not find a rental agency that would rent a vehicle with tow hitch. Which rental company did you use?

On Monday, May 16, 2016 at 10:13:42 PM UTC-7, 2G wrote:

In addition to the other options already expressed, you could fly to Chicago and rent an SUV or truck capable of towing and drive it back. Personally, I would drive to Chicago and tow the trailer back myself. I did that a couple of years ago when I bought a travel trailer in Tennessee and looked at getting it delivered to the Phoenix area (I am in Washington). The cost was pretty high (north of $2.50 a mile, as I recall) because they had to deadhead (no load) back.

Tom

I'd look at buying a cheap truck on one end and reselling it on the other. If you buy it right, you should be able to make the trip virtually free (minus taxes and gas.)

Just a thought.

You're mileage may vary...literally.

Paul A.
Jupiter, FL

Another strong recommendation for Tony if he's willing to do it. He towed my 29 to minden. Going to a contest without a 3 day drive... now there was a treat.
John Cochrane

Thanks for all kind words guys. Maciek and I talked but it's not going to work out for me to do the job for him this time.