When packing up linens and clothing for your truck rental move, it's best to use specialty designed boxes. Use flat boxes for your linens and wardrobe boxes for your clothing.
Packing up books, toiletries and toys is pretty straight forward. You pack them up in regular boxes, whether it's a small, medium or large box. With dishes, you usually pack them up in specially designed dish pack boxes that have separate compartments. But what do you do with your linens and clothing for your truck rental move? After all, these two items can make up the bulk of your belongings. Find out below where you'll find invaluable tips for packing up these items for your truck rental move.
Linens
You can choose to pack up your linens in regular shaped boxes, but these bulky items really take up space. You'll end up loading and unloading more boxes than you can imagine. Instead, opt for specifically designed linens that are flat and long. This allows you to flatten out your towels and other linens instead of folding them up in a bulky manner. And you can even overstuff these boxes since the linens will easily compress. You can purchase these special linen boxes at most truck rental companies. Prices should be similar to regular shaped boxes.
Another option to save space on your truck rental vehicle is to use vacuum bags. Vacuum bags act like a vacuum by taking out all of the air from the packed items, and thereby it condenses the overall size of those items that have been placed in the box. In other words, you can pack more of your belongings in a smaller amount of boxes. That's especially helpful if you have a lot of bulky blankets and comforters. You can purchase these specialty bags through your truck rental agency.
Clothes
Packing clothes in regular boxes can be a nightmare when you're ready to unpack. Just imagine all of the wrinkled dress shirts, pants, skirts, etc, that you'll find when you open the boxes at your new place. There is a solution to this problematic scenario - wardrobe boxes. These boxes are like moving closets. They come equipped with a rod for hanging up your clothes so that nothing becomes wrinkled during your truck rental move. Simply take off your clothes from the rod when unpacking and place them directly into your closets.
