Topic: Packing Guides & Tips

You’ve set a date with your movers. You’ve signed the lease agreement for your new apartment. And you’ve picked up a few change of address forms on your way home from work. Now you feel ready to tackle the hardest part of your move: packing. You already have a few odd boxes sitting in the…

Over the years, you’ve added a several literary friends to your bookshelves. They wear worn leather bindings and have yellowed pages. They have that distinct musty but somehow pleasant smell that makes you sigh. They come in many shapes and sizes, and they contain the classics, histories, even criticisms. And they make your home look…

You feel excited and exhilarated for your next move. You look forward to a new city and different experiences. However, you may feel less than enthusiastic about packing up your current home. The idea of moving to a bigger house or a better area appeals to you, but the actual process of moving doesn’t. You…

Bekins Van Lines understands that it’s important to use the correct packing materials during a move. These high-quality protective materials along with our professional movers should give you added security knowing that you’re in the right hands during your move. Talk with your local Bekins agent for more information on the variety of packing supplies for purchase.…

  What Not to Pack When Moving Homes Not only will knowing what not to pack during a move help your relocation go smoothly, but it will also help keep you and the moving company safe. Plus, if you’re hiring a moving company, there are certain items they cannot move to your new home.  Keep…

Whether you have a study abroad in your future or you plan to pursue a graduate degree at an international school, you have a lot of preparation ahead of you. You have to leave your family and friends behind, secure your finances, and decide what you want to take with you. You also have to…

When you’re in the hustle and bustle of moving preparations, you spend a lot of time decluttering. You hold a garage sale to get rid of the old bookshelf and treadmill you never use. You strategize the best way to pack your craft collection. But have you thought much about your pantry? If you’re like…

When a woman took her family baseball card collection for appraisal, she discovered that saving something for sentimental value can yield big rewards. At the “Antiques Roadshow” taping in August 2014, an expert examined the baseball cards, which feature some of America’s earliest baseball players, big names for the Boston Red Stockings in the late…

Few things are more stressful during a move than packing the items in your kitchen. Delicate stemware, bulky pots and pans and an over abundance of Tupperware are difficult to box up without breaking a few plates along the way. So what can you do to keep your kitchen ware safe before your next adventure?…

Once you have hired a moving service, you will have to decide whether to purchase additional services, and one of those services is packing. Packing is a tedious task that can be done for you, or you can do it yourself. Regardless of what you choose, here is the compiled a list of frequently asked…