Storage Squad
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Author: Kaitlyn Short
Storage Squad is a college storage company that handles summer storage, study abroad storage, and dorm move-in shipping for students at partner campuses across the United States. It was started in Ithaca, New York, by Cornell students and is now part of the 1-800-PACK-RAT family of moving and storage brands.
Service is organized school by school. A student picks their campus, reserves a spot online, and receives boxes, tape, and labels to pack. The crew then collects the packed items from the residence, holds them in temperature-controlled storage, and brings them back on a scheduled date, on or off campus.
The Good
- Pay-by-the-Item Storage
- Room Direct Dorm Delivery
- Study Abroad Semester Storage
- Store It or Ship It Home
Pay-by-the-Item Storage
A cost calculator on each school page lets students add the exact boxes and larger items, like a fridge or futon, they plan to store, so the bill reflects what is actually picked up rather than a rented unit.
Room Direct Dorm Delivery
Through its Room Direct service, students can ship belongings or online orders ahead of the semester, and Storage Squad receives them and delivers them straight to the assigned room before move-in.
Study Abroad Semester Storage
Students leaving for a semester abroad can have their room packed up, stored while they are away, and delivered back when they return, with the option to extend into summer storage.
Store It or Ship It Home
At move-out, the same pickup can split belongings between storage for the fall and shipping home, so students do not need to arrange two separate services.
The Bad
- Partner Campuses Only
- Tied to the Academic Calendar
Partner Campuses Only
Booking starts from a list of participating schools, so students at a campus that is not on that list cannot use the service.
Tied to the Academic Calendar
Pickups and deliveries are scheduled around move-out and move-in windows, and spots per school are limited, which makes it less suited to off-cycle moves or general household storage.
The Bottom Line
Storage Squad is built for college students and their parents who want move-out and move-in handled around the school year, without renting a self-storage unit or hauling everything home. Its by-the-item pricing and direct-to-room delivery are aimed squarely at dorm life.
A sensible first step is to find the school on the company’s website and run the cost calculator with the actual list of boxes and furniture, then reserve before that campus’s spots fill for the season.
