College Packing List and Ideas:
Deciding what to pack when heading off to college? Here’s some helpful tips: Creating a college packing checklist is a great way to make sure you don’t forget anything behind.
Clothing
Bring all your summer, fall, and winter gear on the first day. T-shirts, shorts, sweaters, sweatshirts, pants, and anything else your college-bound heart desires.
Bedding/Towels
In one box, you can fit bed sheets, bed cover and a pillow. However, we recommend you split up your bedding and towels amongst all the boxes to evenly distribute weight.
Small Instruments
If your instrument has a hard case we can ship it and treat it as a piece of luggage with your box kit order.
Books
Get your Herman Melville, Plato, John Grisham, and the History of Economics on! Remember to place heavy books on the bottom of the boxes and distribute evenly throughout all the boxes.
Alarm Clocks
Remember to wrap them with bubble wrap. And if they are new, best to leave them in their original box for safe passage.
Laptops
We highly recommend keeping laptops in their original packaging for safe transport.
Lamps
If you buy a new lamp for college, it is best to keep it in its original box. Most will fit in our boxes. For lamps that are too large for our boxes we can send them along as an additional box with your box kit order.
DVD/Blue Ray Players
We highly recommend keeping DVD players in their original packaging for safe transport. If you have an older one and do not have original packing, just make sure to pack it secure so it travels safely.
Bathmates
If you are living in a private housing community or sharing a bathroom with housemates, go ahead and bring all your home bathroom flair to campus.
Knick-Knacks
EVERYTHING and ANYTHING you have lying around your desk and bedroom that you want to bring to school to provide some comfortable surroundings for you throughout the year.
Footwear
Gentlemen: bring your sneakers, shoes, cleats, and sandals.
Ladies: Bring all the shoes in your wardrobe arsenal. We can take them all.
Small Sporting Goods
Bring your basketballs, baseball mitts, soccer balls, volleyballs, and tennis rackets. We can also ship your bikes, golf clubs, and surfboards, snowboards, and skies as well.
Toiletries
Empty your bathroom cabinets and bring it all. Most everything you want to take will fit in half a box. Place small items like toothbrushes and deodorant in plastic/toiletries bags
Posters
We provide a poster tube with each box kit, so feel free to load as many posters as you want to individualize your new room!
Home Printers
Most home printers will fit in our boxes. Remember to secure it so it travels safely. If the printer is too large for our boxes, keep it in its original packaging and we can send it along with your box kit order.
Desktops
We highly recommend keeping desktops in their original packaging for safe transport. We suggest sending it as an additional box with your box kit order to ensure secure delivery. You can always place them in our boxes, but please make sure to safely and securely pack it. We cannot insure an electronics item in a non-original packaged box.
Televisions
Our best advice here is to keep your television in its original packaging and send it along as an additional box in your box kit order. Or it can be used to replace one of the boxes in the kit if you find out you do not need them all.
Foldable Rugs
Most foldable rugs can be folded in half and placed in our boxes for transport. If it does not fit, we apologize, but there is no way to send a rug and guarantee it arrives in mint condition.
Shower Curtains
Never underestimate the use of a good shower curtain motif on school morale.
Game Consoles
Bring your Xbox, PlayStations, or Wii. Just make sure to have them in their original packaging before placing them in our boxes. If you do not, please make sure to bubble wrap your game console and surround it with cushioning to ensure successful delivery to your room.
