How do you fill up half empty long boxes 0

[KilbaneMills]

Hi,

 

I am starting to finally organize the hoarders dream that is my comic collection. Until now, most of my stuff was packed into longboxes as I purchased it, which obviously is not practical when looking for back issues.

So now I want to dedocate boxes per Theme / Alpahbet. My problem is, that since I need to add to the titles monthly, I cant just fill up the boxes. So I was wondering, if you guys have any good tips on having placeholders in your longboxes?

 

Thanks for some advice

[Comic Consortium]

I use empty kids shoe boxes. (fits perfectly or Kleenex boxes.

[lizards2]

Hardback or paperback books. Small shipping boxes.

[EC ed]

Cardboard spacers...watch this for a demo:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAhJRBl8tqE

[DrWatson]

Foam rubber, t-shirts, or store the books flat until you have enough to fill the box.

[Jeffro.]

I've used everything from backer boards to TPBs, to National Geographic, and other, magazines.

 

Don't recommend magazines though. Too heavy.

[CBT]

I have extra bubble wrap or other packing materials for shipping, that I will usually just put in. Something soft that will fill the air, heck if you are really desperate just put a towel or something in it.

[lizards2]

Cal uses the heads of his vanquished foes.

[oldbsturgeon]

I thought for sure someone would have said I use short boxes by now.

 

I too have used books and boxes to fill up the space.

[Aces]

Cal uses the heads of his vanquished foes.

[Old Fashion PB and J]

Fill the other half with more books!

[SuperiorSpiderMan]

Cal uses the heads of his vanquished foes.

 

 

 

 

[the blob]

shoe boxes for big space, books and what not for smaller gaps

[towards2112]

Shi tcan the long boxes and go for the short boxes. You're back will thank you,

and they are easier to move around and confuse your signifigant other, if you have

one of those, or your mom, or the cat.

[seek4wisdom-migration]

I typically use empty cereal boxes as spacers.

 

Since my family eats cereal for breakfast every morning, we go through a box of cereal in less than 2 weeks.

[shadroch]

Store half empty boxes vertically. Problem solved.

[Chris_Skeleton]

I use air. Then I buy a ton of comics, fill it up, buy another long box, and use more air.

[HouseofComics.Com]

Store half empty boxes vertically. Problem solved.

 

I use this technique a lot at the warehouse.

 

 

[Loukayza]

After moving twice, I switched everything out to shortboxes. I've already had one back surgery (nothing major, just disk related), and don't really want to prompt another.

 

I typically fill up any gaps with empty bags/boards because I started out with cheap bag/boards years ago, and recently switched over to mylites, leaving me a few thousand empty bag/boards I could use as filler.

 

[1904 Comics]

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