Storage suggestions

[noods]

Hi new to this and couldn't really find a definitive answer for this but whats the best way to store your lego boxes while holding them for a couple of years? Laying down or upright? In plastic or bubble wrap or not?

[gregpj]

Most of what you're looking for will probably be found in the blogs, but some general rules of thumb:

- Store boxes on the side, packed tightly next to each other. Never stack them flat for extended periods of time, the cardboard just can't handle the weight and the lower boxes will eventually crush. Storing them tightly next to each other will help prevent the contents from sagging and bowing out the bottom of the box.

---- in an ideal world, if you could store LEGO boxes laying flat, never more than one on top of each other, that would be the best way since you'd get practically zero outward pressure from content sag. But that would take an enormous amount of space/shelving!

- Store them in a place with "normal" humidity with no sunlight. This will prevent the box from absorbing moisture and help the seals stay attached longer. Sunlight will eventually fade the box artwork.

- Some people do like to bag them up (http://community.brickpicker.com/blog/brickvesting/protecting-lego-boxes-storage-bags/)

- Some people like to store them in outer boxes to prevent shelf wear and generally protect against dust and damage.

- Don't store on wire shelving - put some thick cardboard or thin plywood (try masonite, nice and smooth) to keep the wires from digging into the box.

IF you need to stack them, store them in outer cardboard boxes. The LEGO boxes are not made to handle the weight of another set on top... they will crush. So when you do stack those outer boxes filled with sets, you can stack same-sized boxes ensuring the edges (the strongest part of the box) are lined up. Look at how pallets are stacked - if all boxes are the same size, they are stacked perfectly vertical. If they are different sizes (say rectangular) then one layer goes North-South and the next goes East-West.

 

 

[noods]

Most of what you're looking for will probably be found in the blogs, but some general rules of thumb:

- Store boxes on the side, packed tightly next to each other. Never stack them flat for extended periods of time, the cardboard just can't handle the weight and the lower boxes will eventually crush. Storing them tightly next to each other will help prevent the contents from sagging and bowing out the bottom of the box.

---- in an ideal world, if you could store LEGO boxes laying flat, never more than one on top of each other, that would be the best way since you'd get practically zero outward pressure from content sag. But that would take an enormous amount of space/shelving!

- Store them in a place with "normal" humidity with no sunlight. This will prevent the box from absorbing moisture and help the seals stay attached longer. Sunlight will eventually fade the box artwork.

- Some people do like to bag them up (http://community.brickpicker.com/blog/brickvesting/protecting-lego-boxes-storage-bags/)

- Some people like to store them in outer boxes to prevent shelf wear and generally protect against dust and damage.

- Don't store on wire shelving - put some thick cardboard or thin plywood (try masonite, nice and smooth) to keep the wires from digging into the box.

IF you need to stack them, store them in outer cardboard boxes. The LEGO boxes are not made to handle the weight of another set on top... they will crush. So when you do stack those outer boxes filled with sets, you can stack same-sized boxes ensuring the edges (the strongest part of the box) are lined up. Look at how pallets are stacked - if all boxes are the same size, they are stacked perfectly vertical. If they are different sizes (say rectangular) then one layer goes North-South and the next goes East-West.

 

 

Awesome information thanks for the reply!