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Moving important papers(etc) halfway across the country
UniAce | May 28 2006
Hi all, I'll be driving a U-Haul the whole 2,000 miles, maybe making it like a 3-day trip. My concern is that I may be driving through some rain on the way, or at least a bunch of moisture overnight, and the U-Haul will be far from airtight, I'm sure. So what are some good ways to try and protect my most important paper artifacts from the moisture (and temp cahnges? will be driving thru desert after all)? I've got two big plastic rubbermaid storage bins, but they're not airtight. I have too many papers to, say, put them all in big ziploc bags. Maybe airtight's not the answer anyway? Any suggestions would be much appreciated! 7 Comments
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 Keeping them dry and out...Submitted by solidsnot on May 28, 2006 - 11:45am.
Keeping them dry and out of sunlight should be your priority. I don't think you'll have much to worry about with them in the rubbermaid containers and the U-haul other than the off chance you drive through a flood. If you're still feeling like that isn't enough protection, wrap the rubbermaid containers in a tarp to help with water. As to heat and humidity I don't believe there's much (cheaply, anyway) you can do. It is only 3 days and if you have papers that are that delicate then you may need to invest in something a bit more sophisticated. I would be more worried about theft on a trip like that. :D » POSTED IN:
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