Hey all, I would like to revive this thread to discuss both packing and moving a large collection of vinyl records as well as dealing with longer-term storage of vinyl. I recently dealt with moving house along with my entire collection and it was an ordeal as always. I think I have somewhere around 5,000 LP's and packing them was a challenge as my collection keeps growing. I have moved so many times over the years, including a couple large moves spanning thousands of miles across the US. That is another factor to consider when packing vinyl for long/bumpy rides potentially by third-party movers. Thankfully, the most recent move was only about a 15 minute drive but we hired movers to help with all the large items and packed boxes including all the books and vinyl. To further complicate it, I am a bit more sensitive now to bent/crushed corners on my collection compared to my earlier days when I would stuff as many albums as possible into a box.
1. Packing
What boxes do you use for moving or storage? I previously bought the U-Haul small boxes (they had a picture of a vinyl LP on it), then they had a book box which kind of fit 12" vinyl but a bit too tight (they are too small now), and have now went back to the U-Haul small boxes but I pad out the ends with some 12" mailers to keep them from getting too heavy:
Whatever I come up with the movers are going to stack 3-4 of these on a dolly and not be at gentle as I would like. Anybody tried the
BCW boxes? I might order a 10-pack to try out next.
2. Storage
How about long-term storage? Anybody storing boxes somewhere? Do you stack boxes without any concern? I am trying to get all my vinyl out of the boxes that are currently in a storage shed unstacked at ground level before the summer heat arrives. From what I have read, the worst thing to do is expose the LP's to extreme temperature changes very quickly, but they could survive some cold and heat, just keep the moisture away from the sleeves. Any advice or information is appreciated.