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Best Overall
Sterilite Ultra Storage 66 Qt. w/ Wheels
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The long, thin design fit easily under beds. Sturdy materials and an inflexible shape enable holding either hard or soft items (or both), which are easily identified through the see-through plastic.
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Can be vacuum-sealed with the included hand pump or your home vacuum. The bags are reusable and a great budget buy. Downside? You can’t go the vacuum route with hard items.
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Pros
Inexpensive
Reusable
Cons
Can't go the vacuum route
The Container Store Long Under Bed Box with Wheels
These simple yet attractive storage containers come in quantities of two, three, four, or six, so it’s easy to get justthe right amount of storage.
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Most home-organization gurus will urge you to take advantage of wasted space, and one of those prime pieces of uncharted real estate is definitely underneath the bed. After all, it’s the perfect place for stashing out-of-season clothes, shoes, extra blankets, stuffed animals, toiletries, and more.
So we set out to find the best storage solution space for under your bed. In order to do so, we included the best-selling and reviewed storage bins in this review that can hold things like clothing, bedding, and books, before squeezing the bins under a bed. We discovered that the Sterilite’s Ultra Storage Box with Wheels
(available at Walmart)
has a lot to offer. Not only is it substantial and solid, it’s sealed well enough to shelter whatever you happen to throw at it (or in it). But there are all kinds of boxes and bags that could better suit your needs—not to mention under-the-bed specifications.
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Best Overall
Sterilite Ultra Storage Box with Wheels
With a 66-quart capacity, these boxes, which come as a set of four, were by far the most spacious containers we tested. What’s more, the long, thin design allowed them to fit easily under the bed. Sturdy materials and an inflexible shape also enable them to hold either hard or soft items (or both), which you can easily identify through the see-through plastic.
Even with the addition of smooth-gliding wheels that easily help you pull the boxes out from under the bed, they can be neatly stacked with other units of their size, making them also a good choice for basement, garage, and attic storage.
The only issue (as with most plastic boxes), is the lid buckles in the center when the box is remotely overstuffed. So, while it still technically latches, the contents will no longer be air and water tight.
With approximately 80 percent more space than most other bags on the market, these bags can accommodate even your most voluminous down comforter. They feature a double-zip seal and triple-seal turbo valve, meaning they’re designed to get every ounce of air out of the bag when operated with the included hand pump, or your own home vacuum. You’ll not only be able to compress a mountain of clothes into one magically flat packet, but they’ll stay mold, mildew, and bacteria-free.
The bags are even reusable and average around $25 for a pack of six, making them a great budget buy. Downside? You can’t go the vacuum route with a pile of hard items.
The Container Store Long Under Bed Box with Wheels
For better or worse, Container Store’s own polypropylene box is comparable to Sterilite’s. They’re both robustly constructed and largely airtight; except when overstuffed, when causes the lid to buckle.
What knocks them down a notch is that they have a smaller capacity. Even when scantily packed, the cover doesn’t fit as snug as it should. The one benefit of this under bed storage with wheels is that it can be easily removed and re-clipped to roll in different directions, meaning the box can be oriented under the bed with either the long or short side facing out.
Nest Neatly is a small business that sells their storage bins in bundles of three. What’s more, they back their product with a lifetime manufacturer’s warranty, so you know you’re making a long-term investment with these. Each one is six inches tall, and has translucent windows so you can check the contents while you’re sorting through your storage. They’re soft, foldable, and feature reinforced handles. Customers love how capacious they are and how much space they end up saving; if you don’t fill them all the way up, they’ll collapse down accordingly.
These simple yet attractive storage containers come in quantities of two, three, four, or six, so it’s easy to get the right amount of storage for your current needs. Each one is 15 centimeters tall with a 40-liter capacity, and they fold down neatly when you’re not using them, so they shouldn’t take up much space. They also have stitched-on handles for convenient access and stowing, and the manufacturer says you should be able to fit either a large quilt or 15 articles of clothing. Their shape also makes them ideal for any extra books you don’t need anytime soon. Reviewers love the quality of the material as well as their space efficiency.
Hard plastic boxes with lids are ideal for under bed storage containers, as they’re generally spacious, can accommodate both hard and soft items, and keep your belongings airtight and dust-free.
Zippered plastic or cloth bags are also popular because they allow for more flexibility and versatility, and take up less room. They’re also light enough to stack in closets or on shelves. Either way, wheels or handles are key, especially for retrieving your items at will when they’re squirreled away under the bed.
Then you have vacuum bags, which are great for compressing stacks of clothes or blankets into tiny packages that take up hardly any space. Bins and carts tend to be the most attractive option, but they don’t often have covers, which are key in keeping grime off of your belongings.
Prices were accurate at the time this article was published but may change over time.
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