Harp Transporting

I don't even know where to begin with this post.  I would like to say that I have always always flat loaded my harp ever since I started moving my pedal harp.  I know there are some of you out there that insist that Column loading is the safest way but after my adventure on Friday the 25th now I'm not so sure.  I was in a very bad accident Friday when I veered off of a freeway going 70 MPH across one lane of traffic ending up in a ditch mowing over a fence and ended up rolling my Jeep four times.  As if all of that wasn't scary enough I had the harp with me as I had just completed my DMA audition in Cincinnati.  Miraculously both myself and the harp were ok just minor cuts/scrapes and superficial scratches.  I credit this to a number of things including the most obvious, I was wearing my seatbelt.  The seatbelt clearly did it's job as I did not move once inch and stayed in the seat.  As stated earlier I flat load my harp but I have an obscene amount of padding in the back as well including a memory foam mattress pad, 4 blankets, and a gazillion pillows.  I think all of the padding truly helped keep the harp safe as I only use the standard brown dust cover with my harp and not the heavy duty travel set (guess what I'm buying anyway??)

While I realize that all crashes are different I can't help but think how different my experience could've turned out if I column loaded the harp instead.  Yes I realize I hit something head on and rolled which is completely different from getting rear ended at 70 MPH with the crown of the harp pointed directly at my back but really, would you want your harp sitting between you and your passenger in an accident?  The next few posts will deal with shopping for a harp mobile.  Stay tuned!