Packing memorabilia and souvenirs which you collected over years during your move can indeed be a cause of worry. It’s essential to have these collectables well protected and damage-free during transit. Here, we list a few tips to help you prepare better:
Professional packaging
Investing in professional packaging is a sure shot option to safeguard and prevent your collectables being damaged in transit. One can also procure specialist moving boxes, for instance boxes with dividers that will limit the movement of your collectables within the box, providing a cushioning support to your priceless collection.
Mark as fragile
A must-do during packing is to clearly mark all boxes that require special care with the word fragile and indicating which way up the box should remain will give you a massive peace of mind come moving day.
Consider the weight
If your collection is particularly large or full of heavier items the same basic principles apply. However you also need to consider the weight of each item. It is going to be tempting to save on the cost of boxes and to fill as much as you can into each box. However making your boxes overly heavy adds risk to your collectables arriving safely. Packing collectables into an overly heavy box is going to be difficult to carry. This added weight is then going to increase the risk of dropping boxes, which could damage your priceless items. Or alternatively could cause you a back injury from continually straining.
Reuse original packaging
If you have it, restore your collectables to their original packaging during the move. The original packaging would have been custom designed to support each item within your collection. This would be especially great for transport if it includes a custom shaped Styrofoam lining for each item within your collection. After you have stored them back in their original packaging you can group them together into a larger box. This added protection will increase the level of protection to your items, this is especially great for more fragile or older pieces that need extra care.
Anticipate environment changes
If you are relocating overseas be aware that humidity and environmental changes during transport could potentially damage your items. Lining your boxes with material such as insulation paper or bubble wrap will create a barrier against moisture protecting your collectables. Adding silica gel dehumidifiers to your boxes also reduces the impact of humidity on your precious belongings.
Seek a professional moving service
If you are particularly worried about how well protected your collections will survive the move it would be worth seeking the advice of a professional moving service. Choosing to seek the expertise of professional moving company will save a lot of worry. A professional moving service will be able to use their previous experience of transporting similar items to guarantee your collectables are taken care of in transit. As well as providing you with the best packing materials. Saving you a lot of time and stress in the long run.
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