4 Tips for Packing and Organizing Your Storage Unit
Storing your valuables
in a self storage unit is fun. Doing it well
and thinking it out ahead of time will help you keep your items in good condition
and help you find them when you need them.
Organizing each box
and/or organizing where you put the boxes inside the storage unit will help you
find items quickly when you want to get specific items out of them later.
First, get a 3 ring
binder or notebook with pages in it.
Then number each box and put that number on one page in your 3 ring
binder or notebook. Then list all the
items inside that box on that page or pages. Number each page in your notebook with the number
you put on the box. Make sure you put
the box number in big print with a big fat felt pen both on the top and on a
couple sides of the box so you can see it easily when you open the door of your
storage unit.
Second, if you know the
purchase price or replacement value of the item, write that down too in your notebook
alongside the description of the items.
Third, if anything
inside the box is breakable – write with a big red felt pen “fragile” on several
sides and top of the box.
Fourth, use the same size
box, or only two sizes of boxes, so the boxes are stackable. Also be sure you don’t pack them too heavy. You want to be able to move them without
hurting yourself! Books especially need
to be packed in small boxes. Get heavy
duty boxes that are strong enough that the bottom box can hold up to the weight
of the other boxes stacked on top of them.