Enrichment · Passion Projects

Box 1 has
the coffee maker.

The first night in a new place always goes the same way: forty boxes and no idea which one has the towels. Give each box a number, write what went in, and print a label you can read from across the room. The list stays here when the boxes are taped shut.

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Included with the Caveat Academy pass and Whole-school licenses. Or get it in the Passion projects kit, $39 for 34 items.

Your boxes

The worked example is made up: a kitchen box to open first, a large box of books at 54 lb and a bathroom box. Saved on this device only.

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What you get

Enrichment · Passion Projects$5

What you finish with
A record per box with its number, room at the new place, size, weight, fragile and open-first marks and every item inside with a count, plus four packing checks. Prints a large box label; totals boxes and weight by room and lists the open-first boxes; flags boxes over 50 lb, a large box packed heavy and a box with nothing listed.
Who it is for
Families and students moving house or into a dorm, people helping a parent downsize, and anyone packing for storage.
Format
Browser inventory with a saved record per box. Prints a label per box, the full box list for the movers, or a blank label; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
$5 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with the Caveat Academy pass and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Passion projects kit ($39) and the Enrichment Suite pass ($119), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Passion Projects space in Caveat Enrichment.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Number boxes in the order you pack them.
  2. Write the room at the new place, not the old one.
  3. List what goes in as you pack it.
  4. Weigh it and print the label, two copies.
  5. Keep the printed list with you on moving day.

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Which box for what

Heavy goes small, light goes largeSmall · 1.5 cu ftBooks, tools, cannedfoodMedium · 3 cu ftKitchen things, toys,shoesLarge · 4.5 cu ftBedding, pillows,lampshadesKeep every box under 50 lb. Small boxes of books fill up fast: about 40 paperbacks.Heavy goes small, light goes largeSmall · 1.5 cu ftBooks, tools, canned foodMedium · 3 cu ftKitchen things, toys, shoesLarge · 4.5 cu ftBedding, pillows, lampshadesKeep every box under 50 lb.
Under good conditions, the NIOSH lifting guideline puts the recommended limit for one person at 51 lb; most lifts on moving day are far from ideal.

Moving across state lines

Interstate movers must be registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and give you its booklet Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move. Check a mover’s USDOT number at ProtectYourMove.gov before you book, and get a written estimate.

Boxes to carry yourself

Keep medicines, documents, chargers, keys and anything irreplaceable in a box or bag that travels with you, not on the truck. Mark it with its own number so the list stays complete.

Sources

  1. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move and ProtectYourMove.gov (fmcsa.dot.gov).
  2. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Applications Manual for the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation (cdc.gov/niosh).
  3. United States Postal Service. Change of address (usps.com).
  4. Federal Trade Commission. Hiring a mover and moving scams (consumer.ftc.gov).

The worked example is made up. Box sizes are typical retail sizes. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.