Orange Park & Fleming Island
Plan a Clay County move, from delivery access to your empty-tote pickup.
THE PACKING DECISION, SIMPLIFIED
Totes or cardboard? Let’s unpack it.
Both can get your things to the new place. The better fit depends on your dates, budget, transport, and what you want to do with the empties afterward.
What changes when you rent moving totes?
With SwampTotes, clean 27-gallon plastic totes arrive ready to pack, with separate snap-on lids and a dolly or dollies included. You keep them for two weeks, move your belongings, unpack, and return the empty equipment at your scheduled pickup.
Cardboard gives you a wider choice of shapes and sizes, and you can keep boxes for as long as you like. You may need to source them, assemble them, tape them closed, and arrange reuse or recycling after the move.
| Consideration | SwampTotes rental | Cardboard boxes |
|---|---|---|
| Getting ready | Delivered clean, with snap-on lids; no box assembly or packing tape needed to close the totes. | New flat boxes need assembly and usually tape. Used boxes vary in condition. |
| Packing shapes | One consistent 27-gallon tote size for stackable loads. | Different sizes and specialty boxes can suit wardrobes, mirrors, and oversized items. |
| Moving equipment | One dolly with the first three packages, two with Big Gator and Gator King. | Equipment depends on what you own or arrange separately. |
| Time to unpack | Two weeks included; $20 per started extra week per package. | No rental deadline when you own the boxes. |
| After the move | Unpack and have the empty equipment ready for collection. | Keep, give away, reuse, or recycle the boxes. |
| Long-distance moves | Plan for local collection; confirm return arrangements before leaving our service area. | Boxes you own can travel with you without a rental return. |
Compare the full cost, not just the containers.
A SwampTotes Hatchling package is $149 for 25 totes, one dolly, and two weeks. Delivery and pickup are free when each address is within a 25-mile radius of the center of ZIP 32244. Each address beyond that radius adds $3 per excess mile, measured in a straight line. The checkout calculates both addresses before payment.
For cardboard, add the cost of the number and sizes of boxes you need, tape, and any delivery or collection costs. Free, clean used boxes can be a good budget option. We don’t claim rental totes are cheaper for every move: compare the full total and the time you’ll spend getting ready and clearing up.
Compare current tote packages or check the total for your addresses and dates.
When reusable totes are a good fit.
- You’re making a local Jacksonville-area move with delivery and pickup addresses you can plan in advance.
- You want consistent containers, snap-on lids, and included dollies.
- You expect to finish unpacking during the rental and would rather have the empties collected.
When cardboard may make more sense.
- You already have enough clean, sturdy boxes.
- You need specialty shapes, wardrobe boxes, or containers you can keep in storage indefinitely.
- You’re leaving the area and cannot arrange to return rental equipment.
You can use both.
Use totes for everyday packing and specialty boxes for items that don’t fit. Protect fragile items with suitable packing material, keep heavy loads manageable, and secure everything in your vehicle. Totes are reusable, but they are not waterproof and do not replace careful packing.
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Totes or cardboard?
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YOUR NEXT MOVE DESERVES BETTER.
LESS BOXING.
MORE LIVING.
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Packages from $99. Two weeks to make your move.