When making up cardboard boxes which is most secure?

[KatyMac]

Folding each of the opposite sides in

Or

Folding each side under the other one in a never ending spiral?

And what tape is best? I hate using plastic tape anyway so I want to use the least/longest lasting as this is a used storage solution not moving or longterm storage

If taping then opposite sides in to make a nice flat seam.

I use brown paper tape which is excellent. Strong and sticks really well. Also moulds nicely to corners or bumps. Greenfibres.com have some. Had one not so sticky brand from somewhere but mostly excellent.

Have you seen kraft cardboard storage boxes? They have lids and thumb holes so not airtight which might not suit your needs but really handy. WHSmith/ Dunelm/ Paperchase had some last time I looked.

Thanks but I'm an eco designer so I o ly but second hand where possible and these are wardrobe boxes

I have 2 corrugated plastic ones which are amazing for transporting clothes, but not enough of them

I've tried suitcases but they become to heavy to move and crush the clothes

So these are cardboard wardrobe boxes and I think they might be too fragile, but I'll give them a go

I have the paper tape that you wet with water - is that what you mean?

Major flaw in my idea of taping them up

I dont have room to store them when they are constructed only flatpack

Damm!

Folding in a spiral is good for when you don't want to tape but it will weaken the box if you're doing this all the time.

Taping is probably the most secure.

I don't really understand what you are wanting to store and for how long, how accessible it needs to be etc?

You can tape on top of old tape.

Is this to transport your clothing pre-hung to markets and fairs?

I think the plastic kind might be better in the long run, I know cardboard is generally seen as more eco-friendly but for long term usage you’ll need to replace it fairly frequently whereas a plastic option will have longevity.

@SBAM is right I need to transport clothes hung then flat pack the boxes to go in the cat while I sell in the gazebo/caravan

I wonder if I fold with each corner under and then put a square of corrugated card in the bottom if that will stay stable?

The plastic ones are much more reusable, sadly - and I can't find any second hand ones

Force feeding cats is cruel, and generally cats don't eat clothes or cardboard.

@DuchessOfSausage I would agree - cars cope better with it

Or maybe if I cut them shorter (for skirts/tops)I can put the upright in the car?

Reduces their reusability tho'

You can tape them just cut through the tape? Score the edges?

Yes but it's not massively sustainable - I suppose I'm only wasting a bit each time

Actually folding them crisscross makes them perfectly stable and they don't need tape

So I made a mountain out of a molehill, as usual!