Jared Collier crammed his stuff next to his brother’s bed one year for “homeless week.” Another year, he’d shoved everything he had with him in college into his car, driving the stuff around with him for part of August.

“I couldn’t see out any of my mirrors,” Collier said.

“Homeless week,” the time in the middle to the end of August when Brigham Young University students’ housing contracts end and their new ones haven’t started yet, creates a challenging situation where students — and their stuff — need to find a place to crash for a week or two. For students, that usually means sleeping on a friends’ couch, staying with family or even going camping during that time.

But it’s even harder to find a place to stash their belongings during that contract gap, and it’s impractical for most students to rent a storage unit for such a short time.

“If you live in Provo, you have a problem with homeless week or even finding a place to store your stuff for a little bit,” said Cole Gorringe, who was roommates with Collier.

And so Hermit was born.

The company, which includes BYU graduates and current Provo residents Collier, Gorringe and Alaina Hirschi, will pick up, store and deliver students’ items at a price current students can afford. The company even provides storage bins.

Hermit launched in April and has been storing students’ belongings in self-storage facilities in Provo.

For homeless week, Hermit will pick up, store and deliver up to six items for $20, or up to 12 items for $30. An item can be something like a box, a bin or even a larger item like a bicycle or a television. Hermit can even store temperature-sensitive items like musical instruments.

All three grads had experienced homeless week during their time at BYU. For Hirschi, who is from Seattle, her stuff ended up in her car.

“It’s really frustrating when you have to get something out,” she said.

Not only did putting their things in their vehicles mean they had to drive their stuff around with them, but it also put them at risk of waking up one morning to discover their belongings were gone.

“You go to sleep at night and there are times of, I hope somebody doesn’t break in and steal all of it,” Gorringe said.

For students who don’t have vehicles or don’t have family in the area, it’s even harder to temporarily move just to turn around and move back into a new housing.

“Getting a storage unit, if not a super frustrating and long process, is really not what any student wants to do,” Gorringe said.

So far, they’ve had happy customers who thank the team when they show up to pick up items.

“It feels really good when you are helping people out who said that you made their life easier,” Collier said. “One hundred percent of people we have talked to have been satisfied with the service.”

Hermit will throw a party to combat homelessness from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday at The Wash in Provo.