Getting ready to move means you will possibly spend more time thinking about boxes than at any other time in your life. Most people spend the weeks leading to their move hunting for anything and everything cardboard. Yet because you have to fit virtually everything you own into boxes to make moving more convenient, your cardboard craze may have you believing that one box is as good as another. You’ll take any type of box you can get — and once you think you have enough, you’re ready to start packing. Yet, having the correct boxes can make a huge difference for your move.
Although you may be appreciative for any boxes you can wrangle up in the time before your move, just because you have boxes doesn’t mean you automatically have the correct ones. A box has to do more than hold items. It has to be the correct dimensions and made of the correct materials to hold the particular objects you’re storing.
For example, if your box is too large for the items you’re packing inside of it, those items will have a lot of room to move during shipping. Meaning, you may open the box to find many of those items broke. A box that’s too large also may encourage you to fill it with too many objects — making the box far too heavy to carry or lift safely. On the other hand, even if the box is the correct dimensions, it can fall apart easily if the materials it’s made of are too flimsy or thin.
It’s key to understand how choosing the correct boxes can affect your moving process. Depending on the strength and size of the boxes you choose, there’s only so much weight you can load into it before its structural integrity can be compromised. The accompanying chart from GoShip.com can help you understand how much is too much when it comes to packing boxes for your next move. Don’t forget to take this information into account while you’re hunting for the boxes you’ll need.
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