Choosing the right number of moving totes can make packing feel much more organized. Too few totes can interrupt your momentum, while choosing far more than you need may not make sense for your move. The best estimate starts with the amount you plan to pack—not square footage alone.



RVATotes offers standard packages for studio through four-bedroom moves in the Richmond area. These package names provide a useful starting point, but two homes with the same number of bedrooms can have very different packing needs.

Here is how to compare the available packages and find the right fit for your move.

Start With What You Actually Plan to Pack

Before selecting a package, walk through your home and consider which belongings will need to go inside moving totes.

Furniture, televisions, lamps, bicycles, and other oversized items will normally travel separately. Focus your estimate on smaller belongings such as clothing, books, kitchenware, pantry goods, toys, linens, décor, electronics, office supplies, and bathroom items.

Remember to check spaces that are easy to overlook:

• Closets
• Cabinets and drawers
• Bookshelves
• Pantries
• Laundry areas
• Home offices
• Storage rooms
• Garages and sheds

A lightly furnished two-bedroom apartment may need fewer totes than a heavily furnished one-bedroom home with full closets, a large kitchen, and an extensive book collection. Your actual belongings are a better guide than the floor plan by itself.

RVATotes Package Sizes at a Glance

RVATotes currently offers these standard moving packages:

• Studio Package: 15 totes and one moving dolly
• 1-Bedroom Package: 30 totes and one moving dolly
• 2-Bedroom Package: 40 totes and one moving dolly
• 3-Bedroom Package: 55 totes and two moving dollies
• 4-Bedroom Package: 75 totes and two moving dollies

Every standard package includes delivery and pickup. Two-week and four-week rental options are available, allowing you to select a package size and rental period that fit your moving plan.

These quantities are practical starting points rather than exact rules. Your ideal package depends on what you own, what you plan to move, and how densely your belongings will fill each tote.

When 15 Totes May Be Enough

The 15-tote Studio Package may be a good starting point for a studio apartment, dorm room, small office, or lighter move.

It can also make sense when you have already reduced what you own, are moving only part of a household, or plan to transport most of your clothing and soft goods separately.

Before choosing this package, check your kitchen and storage areas carefully. Even a small home can contain more packable items than expected when cabinets, closets, bookshelves, and bathroom storage are included.

When 30 or 40 Totes May Be a Better Fit

The 30-tote 1-Bedroom Package and 40-tote 2-Bedroom Package cover many common apartment and small-home moves.

Thirty totes may suit a typical one-bedroom home with an average amount of clothing, kitchenware, linens, décor, and everyday belongings. Forty totes provide additional room for a second bedroom, home office, larger kitchen, fuller closets, or a more heavily furnished household.

The difference between these packages is not only the number of rooms. A second bedroom used primarily as a guest room may add less packing volume than a home office filled with books, equipment, files, and supplies.

When 55 or 75 Totes Makes Sense

Larger households often benefit from the 55-tote 3-Bedroom Package or the 75-tote 4-Bedroom Package.

These packages provide more capacity for families, multiple bedrooms, larger kitchens, children’s belongings, extensive storage, and households that have accumulated more items over time. They also include two moving dollies instead of one.

Do not assume that every room will require the same number of totes. Kitchens, home offices, playrooms, and storage areas can generate considerably more packed volume than lightly furnished bedrooms.

Estimate Your Needs Room by Room

A room-by-room inventory is one of the easiest ways to create a more realistic estimate.

Walk through your home and write down the main groups of items that need to be packed. For example, your kitchen might include cookware, dishes, pantry goods, small appliances, cleaning supplies, and food-storage containers. Your bedroom estimate might include folded clothing, shoes, linens, books, and personal items.

You do not need to count every object. The goal is to identify rooms with heavier packing needs and avoid overlooking less visible storage.

Once you have reviewed every space, compare your overall packing volume with the standard package guide. This gives you a more useful estimate than choosing solely from the number of bedrooms listed on your lease or property description.

Consider the Density of Your Belongings

Some possessions use tote space faster than others.

Books, cookware, dishes, tools, and office materials are compact but heavy. Bedding, pillows, seasonal clothing, and larger décor pieces are lighter but can occupy considerable space. Awkwardly shaped belongings may also leave unused space inside a tote.

Think about the mix of items in your home. A household with a large library may fill totes differently from one with extensive clothing and bedding. This is another reason two moves from similarly sized homes may require different packages.

Account for Decluttering and Partial Moves

Your estimate should reflect what is actually going to the new location.

If you plan to donate, sell, recycle, or discard belongings before moving, complete as much of that process as possible before choosing your package. Otherwise, you may estimate space for items that will not be traveling with you.

The opposite is also true. If belongings from a storage unit, garage, family member, or separate office are joining the move, include them in your estimate even if they are not currently inside your home.

Think About Your Packing Timeline

The package size answers how many totes you receive. The rental period determines how much time you have to pack, move, unpack, and prepare the totes for pickup.

RVATotes offers two-week and four-week rental options. A two-week period may work well for a focused move with a defined schedule. Four weeks may provide more flexibility when packing gradually, coordinating multiple locations, or unpacking around work and family commitments.

Choose your rental duration based on your actual calendar rather than assuming everything will happen in a single moving-day window.

What If You Are Between Two Packages?

If your room count points toward one package but your inventory suggests another, let the belongings guide the decision.

Review the rooms with the most packable contents, including the kitchen, closets, office, pantry, and storage areas. Consider whether you have already decluttered and whether anything stored elsewhere will be included.

RVATotes also offers a customized-package option for moves that do not fit neatly into a standard category. This can be useful when your move is unusually light, unusually large, split across locations, or otherwise different from a typical household move.

Choose Your Package With Confidence

The package-size guide is designed to give you a practical starting point. Studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, three-bedroom, and four-bedroom labels make comparison easier, but your belongings ultimately determine the right fit.

Take a short room-by-room inventory, account for closets and storage, consider the density of what you are packing, and choose a rental period that works with your schedule.

Compare RVATotes package sizes and rental options at https://www.rvatotes.com/pricing.