My next Ohio trip comes very soon and the packlist includes a lot of very small items to go into a waterproof plastic barrel.

I'll foto each layer as they build up in the barrel, for quick finding at the unpacking end, cuz many items are doodads that go with items already there.... for example that shaver's charger?

I'll be putting each item into a Ziploc, with lots of air left in, to form a filled 'packing pillow.'

Fragile items will first be tissue-wrapped, but all these filled packing pillows will keep cords from tangling, small parts from getting lost, and odd shapes from interlocking and/or breaking.

At the unpacking end, the gently used ziplocs will be used to straighten out hardware that accumulates there, and a shelf placed there last week is waiting for the sorted-out hardware and the gently used ziploc for ongoing hardware containerizing. I have plastic containers there to hold the stock of ziploc.

A pretty tablecloth covers said shelf to keep dust out. It doubles as a room divider and landing zone for purse, keys, and outbox on one side and puder projects /hardware dept on the kitchen side where my laptop and printer adjoin.

The shelf is also a place-holder for the slightly larger oak sideboard that will retire to Ohio when Hardi does. Then the shelf will become cubbies for hardware in the garage, wall mounted, or a garden shelf.

~Susan