If you’ve got limited space at home, you likely don’t have the room to keep your winter coats in your wardrobe all year round.
With spring just around the corner, you might be wondering how to store your winter coats in a storage unit.
If you don’t properly store your winter coats before putting them in a storage unit, this could result in your precious and expensive coats becoming damaged over time.
To store winter coats in a storage unit, you will need to:
- Clean your winter coats
- Organise your winter coats
- Choose the right coat hangers
- Pack the coats into wardrobe boxes
- Label your boxes
1. Clean Your Winter Coats
Before you can think about packing up your coats for storage, you will first need to wash or dry clean your winter coats.
It’s essential that you clean your winter coats before storing them for a significant period of time. This is because when stored for long periods of time, dirty clothing can attract unwanted odours, as well as mould and mildew.
That said, regardless of whether you’re washing your coats yourself or you’re sending them to the dry cleaners, make sure that your coats are completely dry before you begin packing them away.
Contrary to popular belief, dry cleaning methods, such as wet cleaning, still use liquids. As such, waiting for your coats to dry is an essential step, as any moisture can result in the growth of mould and mildew not only inside the box, but also on your coats.
This will thus lead to your expensive coats becoming damaged if you’re not careful, so always allow for an adequate amount of drying time for your coats.
Waiting for your coats to dry following cleaning is an essential step, as any moisture can result in the growth of mould and mildew not only inside the box, but also on your coats.
2. Organise Your Winter Coats
When you’re planning to place your coats into storage, this is a good time to organise your winter coats and get rid of any that you no longer want or need.
If you suspect that you won’t want to wear specific coats when it comes to you taking them out of storage, then they might be better off re-homed or recycled.
Additionally, not every coat that you own will need to be stored away, particularly when it comes to more lightweight coats that can remain in your wardrobe with your clothes.
As such, it’s a good idea to form piles to help you to determine which coats you’d like to pack away in storage, which need to be donated, and which should be recycled.
3. Choose The Right Coat Hangers
The next step to storing your winter coats is to choose the right hangers.
While you might think that any coat hangers will do, when it comes to hanging big, bulky coats, you need to opt for coat hangers with round and wide ends.
This will help to ensure that your coats retain their shape whilst in storage, and that they’re ready to take on the next cold winter season ahead.
Form piles to help you to determine which coats you’d like to pack away in storage, which need to be donated, and which should be recycled.
4. Pack The Coats Into Wardrobe Boxes
Once you’ve got the right hangers, you will need to begin packing your coats into wardrobe boxes.
Wardrobe boxes are strong cardboard boxes that contain a rod along the top, allowing you to hang your coats inside the box whilst they’re in the storage facility.
Not only does this help to prevent creases forming whilst your coats are in storage, but it also means your coats are already hanging up when it comes to placing them back in your wardrobe for the winter season.
5. Label Your Boxes
Lastly, you will need to clearly label your boxes. Navigating a storage unit full of your possessions will be tricky without you labelling your boxes.
Labelling your boxes helps to keep your items more organised within a storage unit, and will help to ensure that you know exactly where to access your belongings once they are in storage.
When it comes to hanging big, bulky coats in storage, you need to opt for coat hangers with round and wide ends to ensure your coats retain their shape.
Hopefully this article has helped you to understand how to store winter coats in a storage unit.
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Written by Jemima Thomas for Falconer Removals & Storage.
