Public Storage

Who puts 7.5mil into a storage unit, *and then forgets to pay the rent*?? I mean, that's beyond stupid. More on reddit.com

My favourite tip is to organize as if you were illiterate. So no putting twenty identical boxes with little labels saying what goes inside. It helps me stay away from the organized aesthetic and actually organize in a way that's efficient. It's a lot easier to find the only red box in the closet than trying to find the box labelled "boots" More on reddit.com

I've never packed a household for longterm storage, but I have done 3 cross-country moves. These are my favorite tips: Put small furniture (e.g. nightstands) into boxes. I like to tape two boxes together into a tube if one box isn't tall enough. This will require measuring your furniture and finding the right moving box size (every retailer is slightly different.) Put as much stuff into boxes as you can. Try to use as many of the same size box as possible. I prefer to use the small-size moving box (12x12x16) for everything that isn't specifically bought for the furniture. Easy to hold, easy to carry. Go to the shipping supplies aisle at Walmart. Buy a tiny 6x8x12 box. Keep all your packing tools (tape dispenser, extra rolls of tape, Sharpies, box cutters, scissors, etc) in this little box. Have a zillion extras for when you inevitably don't return tools to this box. Buy more tape, packing paper, and boxes than you think you'll need. You'll need all of it. Keep receipts and return what you don't open. That hack where you use Styrofoam plates as padding between your ceramic plates. Label every box with as much detail as possible. Two years from now you're not going to remember what you packed where. A note on where to find good boxes: unless you're really strapped for cash, please just buy new moving boxes. Packing tape, paper, and all the boxes will cost about ~$250-300 depending on how much stuff you have. Don't buy any gimmicky kits; just get a bunch of small-size boxes. Just the load off your mind knowing all the boxes are the same size and structurally sound will be well worth it if you have the money to spare. Especially with ADHD. Otherwise you'll get stuck scrounging up boxes from the liquor store and then trying to tetris them together, even though they won't fit, and you'll always be one box short for the amount of stuff you own anyway. I think for my next move, I will order a bulk pack of small-sized (12x12x16) boxes from ULine, which is where the professional moving services bulk buy their boxes. I'll individually buy the larger boxes for my furniture from Home Depot/Lowe's as needed. Regarding using cardboard boxes for storage versus plastic crates. Pests love to chew through cardboard. Store things in cardboard at your own risk. Sealing every seam with packing tape helps somewhat. Find a good gasket seal plastic crate for any sensitive docs or items that you absolutely need to protect, but stowing your whole life in plastic crates will get expensive fast. When stacking boxes in the storage unit, put the heavy boxes on the bottom and light ones on top. Make sure the edges line up, and one box isn't sinking into another. More on reddit.com

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