How many bags/stuff for move - in?

[Anonymous]

What is typical?

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure there is a typical. Most girls will bring about triple the boys, but regardless, when you are bringing bedding/towels/toiletries/clothes etc., there's a lot to bring!

[Anonymous]

10

[Anonymous]

It depends if you are on a plane or not.

[Anonymous]

8-10 IKEA-like bags from Amazon. Live close to college and we make two trips, sometimes on the same day, sometimes in a couple of weeks. Her friends (OOS and international) got storage units after first year.

[Anonymous]

DS brought one large hiking backpack (clothes, one suitcase (bedding), and his school bag (laptop, chargers, prescriptions). Since he's very allergic and his room had carpet, he brought a HEPA vacuum and an air filter, so two cardboard boxes. I think there was a laundry bag full of miscellaneous items.

[Anonymous]

Neither my son or daughter took much past the essentials. Know that they will accumulate a lot during the year. It all has to be moved out, so the less the better. We had about 3 Ikea bags of clothes and supplies, one fridge, one bag of bedding. Everything fit in the back of our Toyota RAV.

[Anonymous]

Are dorms a lot bigger than they were?

[Anonymous]

My ds had 6 of those fake Ikea bags total, plus some clothes still on hangers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are dorms a lot bigger than they were?

Entirely depends where you end up. But in general, no.

[Anonymous]

My son has 4 Ikea bags, and ottoman filled with stuff, and one box. Boys are very different than girls

[Anonymous]

For our boys, basic bedding/clothes, very minimal. About to move my daughter in and she has so much! 2 huge duffles of clothes. 2 huge bags of bedding. Many bags of organizing items, makeup, accessories, mirror, plastic drawer unit, coffee maker, etc. We are driving and the car is totally full.

[Anonymous]

I can see the bags from where I'm sitting:

4 Ikea bag things. 1 roller bag. 2 pillows. 1 guitar case.

[Anonymous]

Yikes. My daughter is going with 2 bags although I expect we will buy some items when we are there.

[Anonymous]

The IKEA bags from Amazon come in a 6 pack, can be checked in on airlines, and make packing the car easier. We got a six pack, and DD didnt fill them all. However we did need to rent a Uhaul to move her into an apartment junior year (to bring a dresser, bed, and all the other stuff she had accumulated).