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5 Things To Put Into Self Storage To Make College Better

For college students, space in a dorm or even off-campus housing is usually at a premium. This means that one of the best investments you can make may be a storage unit. But what should you put in your storage unit and why? Here are five of the best uses of this space.  1. Valuable Items. Anything you bring that has financial or sentimental value could be at risk in a college setting.…

Storing Your Sporting Goods In A Storage Unit

Some sports really come with a lot of equipment. For example, if you’re a cyclist, you may have three bikes and a whole tote full of tools and safety gear. If you play hockey, you may have an assortment of sticks and pads. If you’re running out of room in your house for all your gear, then you might want to rent a storage unit instead. Here are some tips to make this strategy work for you.…

Take Care Of Spring Cleaning By Choosing A Useful Storage Unit

Taking care of spring cleaning at home can make an enormous difference with how satisfied you are with the way your home looks and how excited you’ll be to begin any decorating or bringing in new furniture. If you’ve been curious about making spring cleaning easier through renting a storage unit, there’s a lot of things that you can look at to make sure that the storage unit you choose will be the right match for your home.…

Are You Getting Your House Organized?

Do you take pride in a house that’s so clean others tell you they could eat off your floors? But maybe they don’t know that your drawers and closets look like a disaster hit them. No matter the reason, you decided that it’s time to get your household belongings totally organized. If you don’t already have a plan in mind of how to get everything organized, from getting rid of things you don’t want or need to arranging for self storage, here are some ideas that might help you.…

Two Options For Your Motorcycle Parking

Few things feel as good as hitting the open road on a motorcycle, but unfortunately, not everyone has the space on their property to safely store a bike. If you’re short on space but love riding, don’t worry, there are ways around the lack of space. Here, you’ll find some tips to help you keep your bike safe and continue riding, even if you don’t have the room for the bike.…

Need To Upgrade To A Larger Storage Unit? 3 Tips To Find The Right Fit

If you have a storage unit and you’re running out of space, it can be frustrating due to suddenly feeling like you don’t have enough room for all your items. When this is the case, you’ll want to look into exactly what you should be looking for when you want to upgrade to a larger storage unit. Keep the following tips in mind when you’re looking to upgrade into a larger storage unit and don’t want to be struggling with space shortly after you begin the rental.…

3 Tips For Organizing Your Belongings While Packing For Storage

You’ve probably heard that keeping your storage unit organized and keeping track of everything inside it is the best way to maximize its usability and minimize frustration. But what does that mean in terms of packing things up to go to the storage unit? Here are three tips to help you keep things organized while packing. 1. Packing like things together is more important than standardizing bin size Yes, bins that are all the same size stack neatly into a rectangular shape, but for purposes of organization it’s more important to use bins that fit the amount of each type of stuff you need to store.…

Three Seasonal Storage Tips

Renting storage space for seasonal items can free up room in your basement, attic, or garage. Most people own items that are only used for a portion of the year, such as winter sports equipment, holiday decor, garden items, or boating and lake items. You need a way to store these so you can quickly rotate out the needed items without having to sort through everything else every season. The following tips can help.…

How To Properly Store Photographs

Physical photographs can carry quite a bit of sentimental value, especially older photos that do not have a digital backup anywhere. However, large collections of photographs can also take up a massive amount of storage space within your home. If you want to clear some space, you should consider renting a storage unit or locker to place your photograph collection within. However, before you move your photo albums out of your house, you need to make sure your photographs are properly protected so that they will not become damaged while in storage.…

Pack And Store Vinyl Furnishings And Decor

If you own a bar and lounge and are going to have renovations made in the next few months, you will need somewhere cool and dry to store your vinyl furniture and decor. If you have decided to rent a self storage unit, use the tips below to clean and prepare furniture and decorations before placing items inside of a unit. Clean And Cover Vinyl Furniture Use the hose extension to a vacuum cleaner to suck up loose dirt from each piece of suede furniture.…