[TalonDJ]

Wow you have been busy. The diff between hardback and paper back is only size. They are about the same density so the really don't make a box weigh more, you can just fit fewer in it. You probably already know this but be sure to pack them in SMALL boxes. The only thing heavier than a box of books is a box of rocks. Mom has both so I should know. She use to collect them and still has some nice pieces. It was alway funny seeing movers pick up a box and going "ugh, what is in this? Rocks?" We point the the label that clearly said, 'Rocks'. heh. The nice thing about clothes and books is the boxes can stack plenty high. If they are the limiting factor for truck packing you must have a ton of clothes (A ton of books is to be expected of a Tolkien fan).

[RosieCotton]

I just have a small mini-van, so space is at a premium. I'm planning to bring books, clothes, a few dishes, my instruments, and the cat. Not much else. But still...it'll be a tight fit. I don't have one of those newfangled vans where the seats fold into the floor or anything like that.