# Tubs vs. Boxes **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 22, 2015, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubs-vs-boxes/713337 "2015-02-22T12:04:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubs-vs-boxes/713337/21 "2015-02-23T05:37:39Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > The OP has 50 plastic storage tubs. Are you storing 50 plastic storage tubs worth of snow gear? > > No one is questioning the idea of storing a few boxes worth of stuff. Stand down. Right now I’d guess about 20 are full of stuff and being used, about 10-15 are nested in storage, the rest, some have broken and I tossed them, some I’ve given away to people. I should also add we tend to use red and green for christmas and their are other colors so that can help. ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubs-vs-boxes/713337/22 "2015-02-23T05:41:45Z")
last time I moved I bought a bunch of suitcases on wheels from the op shop (goodwill type shop) worked a treat and they went back when I was finished with then ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubs-vs-boxes/713337/23 "2015-02-23T07:25:52Z")
I always got empty boxes from Kinko’s or other similar copy shops. It’s harder to get them from Fedex now because they flatten and toss them immediately. They are a good size, and uniform. Hint: Get extra lids. Put one lid on the bottom of the box for extra strength. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubs-vs-boxes/713337/24 "2015-02-23T15:33:48Z")
> [@Richard\_Pearse](#): > > Downside to tubs is that they take up the same space whether they’re empty or full. If you actually have places for all the stuff you are moving, you end up with a heap of empty tubs. If you use boxes they can be flattened and stored until needed again. You are buying the wrong tubs. Decent tubs taper slightly so you can stack 10 or 20 in almost the same space as 1 (only the height will increase). ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubs-vs-boxes/713337/25 "2015-02-24T00:09:43Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > You are buying the wrong tubs. Decent tubs taper slightly so you can stack 10 or 20 in almost the same space as 1 (only the height will increase). Yeah, I didn’t really think about that much did I? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubs-vs-boxes/713337/26 "2015-02-24T17:24:33Z")
My paranoia about insects also leads me to using tubs, much less of a chance of roaches hitching a ride on tubs than there is with boxes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubs-vs-boxes/713337.md?page=1)