There are washers and dryers in every dorm building, but I have some clothes that I don't put in the dryers to avoid shrinking. I prefer to hang dry athletic clothing and some of my dress clothes.
Should be buy an inexpensive bike? Is it necessary or just helpful to have for getting from place to place? Or, would this be used to get to further end of campus?
Bikes can be useful, but mostly depend on where they will be living. If their major requires classes in a certain building, knowing how far of a walk, bike ride, or bus ride from their residence is important in figuring out if you need one. They can also just be stored and brought back if they decide they don't need one, but it can be useful if their schedule requires back and forth or speedy trips to class.
When you mention extra blankets, have many blankets, what size of blankets, and how thick are these blankets? Is this for extra warmth or in case you dirty the blankets up?
I have four extra blankets of all varying sizes. Most of them are lighter, polyester or cotton blankets. You can use them for extra warmth, but I have them in case friends ever stay over or just for extra comfort while we watch movies or just sit and hang out.
Can you provide a link to a good foldable clothes dryer rack? I think I saw one that was made out of wood. I would like to learn about the ideal size of it when it is folded up and what size of the rack when it is set up to dry clothes. How many pieces of clothes can I hold on this?
This is the drying rack my roommate uses: www.amazon.com/dp/B01M19ZHJT/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_40PBWBQAE146CE7H7DR2 I couldn't find a link for mine, so maybe they don't sell it anymore. You can hang this over the bed slats or on the metal bed frame if the bed is lofted. While it's hard to pinpoint an exact number of clothing items it can hold, we never struggle hanging up anything we don't dry in the dryers for a week's worth of laundry.
@@kjpurdueinsights I didn't even think that this could be mounted on the door itself since I was thinking of our daughter putting one or two command hooks there for holding coats or jackets. The command hooks could be placed so they wouldn't block the hanger when it is mounted on the door. Does your roommate leave this door hanging rack on the door all the time or is it placed in the closet when not in use?
@@alaluke7159 We both have ours underneath our lofted beds. We actually aren't allowed to have anything on our doors, and especially not over them since they are fire doors. It's part of our dorm rules.
@@alaluke7159 You can hang backpacks on the bedrails. I hung up mugs on a shelf. You can also use them for jackets or towels. I like that they can be moved and used wherever so they aren't as permanent as command hooks.
@@kjpurdueinsights oh, I see. I would think you could hand the jackets on the larger 3M Command hooks placed on the door. It would be good for hanging extra jackets and lighter weight back packs to those S hooks for friends. Good to have extra hooks around. Thanks for your ideas.
@@alaluke7159 Actually, we are not allowed to hang anything on or over our doors (at least in Honors) because the doors are fire resistant and anything hanging on them could help a potential fire spread into the rooms. Extra hooks are always nice, especially if you have a wire shelf that they can hang on.
Great idea! I'll get to work on that! It may take me a few days because I'm pretty busy right now, but when it's finished I'll post the link in the video description. Thank you!
@@kjpurdueinsights No worries. I understand that you guys have finals coming up and projects due. By the way, when you create your PowerPoint presentation, just make sure that you have a large border of 2" or more so the letters on the screen don't run into the progress play bar or the icon pop-ups that run across the edges of the screen. We weren't able to easily read some of your text on the screen. Just create more pages and have fewer words on the screen. It will give you a chance to explain yourself and we just won't read ahead of what you say as well. Great work!
I posted your RUclips channel link on a couple of parents groups on Facebook so you get more views. I hope others will share this channel to other websites and social media platforms as well. Thanks for these wonderful and helpful videos.
@@alaluke7159 Thank you so much! Congratulations to your daughter! I'm just so glad we can be helpful to incoming freshmen. This is such a huge transition so anything we can do to help make it easier we are happy to work for!
For storage bins, what are we putting in there? What bin size would you suggest for this? See this home depot web link so you can show us what common sizes are available: www.homedepot.com/b/Storage-Organization-Storage-Containers-Storage-Bins/N-5yc1vZcl3z
Storage bins are difficult. The size you'll want depends on where you plan to store them in your room and what you plan to store in them. For example, if you know some of the bins are going on a shelf, they obviously need to fit on that shelf. Let's say you plan on putting them in your closet, you'll need to figure out the dimensions of the closet before purchasing the bins. I recommend finding bins that you can return and then buying a variety of sizes. That way you can pack what you need and then return any bins you don't use afterwards.
@@kjpurdueinsights Yes, that makes sense. We will see what size the closets will be first when we go on-site this coming school year. As you mentioned there could be shelves on top and we need to figure out what floor space will be used in the closet before buying them. Just trying to get all of these things to purchase way ahead of time so there is no crunch time before school begins. Good to not purchase too much and just the right amount and buy more when needed.
Isn’t there a washer and dryer in each dorm? What do you use the clothes drying rack for
There are washers and dryers in every dorm building, but I have some clothes that I don't put in the dryers to avoid shrinking. I prefer to hang dry athletic clothing and some of my dress clothes.
Should be buy an inexpensive bike? Is it necessary or just helpful to have for getting from place to place? Or, would this be used to get to further end of campus?
Bikes can be useful, but mostly depend on where they will be living. If their major requires classes in a certain building, knowing how far of a walk, bike ride, or bus ride from their residence is important in figuring out if you need one. They can also just be stored and brought back if they decide they don't need one, but it can be useful if their schedule requires back and forth or speedy trips to class.
When you mention extra blankets, have many blankets, what size of blankets, and how thick are these blankets? Is this for extra warmth or in case you dirty the blankets up?
I have four extra blankets of all varying sizes. Most of them are lighter, polyester or cotton blankets. You can use them for extra warmth, but I have them in case friends ever stay over or just for extra comfort while we watch movies or just sit and hang out.
@@kjpurdueinsights Very nice to share blankets when people drop by. Great to know about this.
Can you provide a link to a good foldable clothes dryer rack? I think I saw one that was made out of wood. I would like to learn about the ideal size of it when it is folded up and what size of the rack when it is set up to dry clothes. How many pieces of clothes can I hold on this?
This is the drying rack my roommate uses: www.amazon.com/dp/B01M19ZHJT/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_40PBWBQAE146CE7H7DR2
I couldn't find a link for mine, so maybe they don't sell it anymore. You can hang this over the bed slats or on the metal bed frame if the bed is lofted. While it's hard to pinpoint an exact number of clothing items it can hold, we never struggle hanging up anything we don't dry in the dryers for a week's worth of laundry.
@@kjpurdueinsights I didn't even think that this could be mounted on the door itself since I was thinking of our daughter putting one or two command hooks there for holding coats or jackets. The command hooks could be placed so they wouldn't block the hanger when it is mounted on the door. Does your roommate leave this door hanging rack on the door all the time or is it placed in the closet when not in use?
@@alaluke7159 We both have ours underneath our lofted beds. We actually aren't allowed to have anything on our doors, and especially not over them since they are fire doors. It's part of our dorm rules.
What is the diameter of those S Hooks? How many are needed? What are these used to hang? Maybe modify your Google document.
Each curve in the "S" is around 1 inch across
@@kjpurdueinsights what could one use these 1 inch S hooks for?
@@alaluke7159 You can hang backpacks on the bedrails. I hung up mugs on a shelf. You can also use them for jackets or towels. I like that they can be moved and used wherever so they aren't as permanent as command hooks.
@@kjpurdueinsights oh, I see. I would think you could hand the jackets on the larger 3M Command hooks placed on the door. It would be good for hanging extra jackets and lighter weight back packs to those S hooks for friends. Good to have extra hooks around. Thanks for your ideas.
@@alaluke7159 Actually, we are not allowed to hang anything on or over our doors (at least in Honors) because the doors are fire resistant and anything hanging on them could help a potential fire spread into the rooms. Extra hooks are always nice, especially if you have a wire shelf that they can hang on.
Can you create a google doc on this list and place a link here so we can download it?
Great idea! I'll get to work on that! It may take me a few days because I'm pretty busy right now, but when it's finished I'll post the link in the video description. Thank you!
@@kjpurdueinsights No worries. I understand that you guys have finals coming up and projects due. By the way, when you create your PowerPoint presentation, just make sure that you have a large border of 2" or more so the letters on the screen don't run into the progress play bar or the icon pop-ups that run across the edges of the screen. We weren't able to easily read some of your text on the screen. Just create more pages and have fewer words on the screen. It will give you a chance to explain yourself and we just won't read ahead of what you say as well. Great work!
I posted your RUclips channel link on a couple of parents groups on Facebook so you get more views. I hope others will share this channel to other websites and social media platforms as well. Thanks for these wonderful and helpful videos.
@@alaluke7159 Thank you so much! Congratulations to your daughter! I'm just so glad we can be helpful to incoming freshmen. This is such a huge transition so anything we can do to help make it easier we are happy to work for!
@@kjpurdueinsights Thanks! We are actually coming inside the city of Chicago and only 2 hours away from you guys.
For storage bins, what are we putting in there? What bin size would you suggest for this? See this home depot web link so you can show us what common sizes are available: www.homedepot.com/b/Storage-Organization-Storage-Containers-Storage-Bins/N-5yc1vZcl3z
Storage bins are difficult. The size you'll want depends on where you plan to store them in your room and what you plan to store in them. For example, if you know some of the bins are going on a shelf, they obviously need to fit on that shelf. Let's say you plan on putting them in your closet, you'll need to figure out the dimensions of the closet before purchasing the bins. I recommend finding bins that you can return and then buying a variety of sizes. That way you can pack what you need and then return any bins you don't use afterwards.
@@kjpurdueinsights Yes, that makes sense. We will see what size the closets will be first when we go on-site this coming school year. As you mentioned there could be shelves on top and we need to figure out what floor space will be used in the closet before buying them. Just trying to get all of these things to purchase way ahead of time so there is no crunch time before school begins. Good to not purchase too much and just the right amount and buy more when needed.