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Boxes make sense for moving because of their uniform size and relative strength. As long as you pack them fully, and make sure boxes with fragile items are put on top, you can stack them as high and deep as your moving van will allow.
Boxes can be purchased or gotten for free. Most boxes that you can find behind supermarkets or other stores are sturdy enough for regular packing needs; just be sure to ask the store owner or manager if it’s all right to take some first. If you have particularly heavy or delicate items to pack, you might want to invest in specialty boxes made of extra-thick cardboard, or with built-in storage pockets.
You probably have lots of bags on hand, either from grocery shopping or for lining your trash cans. You can put these to good use by filling them with soft, light items such as clothing or plush toys. Avoid putting heavy or sharp items in these kinds of bags.
Heavy-duty plastic bags that you buy at the store, on the other hand, can be used to hold a variety of items, and are especially good as you get to the end of your packing and have a lot of odds and ends lying around.
Packing clothes into suitcases or duffel bags makes them easy to carry, and they can be stacked neatly in your van. Suitcases are also great for packing items that you’ll be using right away in your new home.
Stacking your boxes and box-shaped containers carefully, and filling in empty spaces with soft items in flexible bags, will allow you to choose the smallest moving van possible, which can end up saving you a lot of money.
