{"id":493,"date":"2024-04-16T15:20:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T19:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentlife-wds-prd.utk.edu\/housing\/?page_id=493"},"modified":"2025-08-01T16:47:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:47:18","slug":"what-to-bring","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/housing\/residents\/move-in\/what-to-bring\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Bring"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Packing Ideas and Tips<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact your roommate before move-in to avoid duplication of items<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Remember, move-in and move-out are busy times, and the smaller your load the easier it is to handle<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Space is always limited, so don\u2019t bring anything you aren\u2019t sure you\u2019ll need<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pack your items carefully to bring the fewest boxes possible<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fold hanging clothes and bring hangers separately. 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