Public Storage Available For Rent

There are legitimate reasons for renting a public storage unit. Storing excess stuff isn’t one of them. You may need to store everything between domiciles. Legit. You may need to store supplies or inventory for your small business. Legit. But if you’re paying to store stuff that used to be kept in the attic, well, you may need to rethink that. It didn’t cost anything to store stuff nobody wanted in the attic of your great-great grandmother’s house. But if it costs more than the stuff is worth to store it? Where’s the fun in that? And beware of ‘sentimental value’. If you’re that sentimental about the stuff, hang it in your living room. Find out who else in the family wants it. Find out if the item actually has some value. You’d be surprised how the thought of dollars can outweigh sentiment!

It’s hard getting rid of anything that might have some value. But if the value is simply locked up in an object that does not have a home, what’s the point? Okay, let’s assume you have sorted through everything, parted advantageously with everything you could bear to part with, and you still have stuff to store. Ask yourself why. If your reasons are compelling, then you can justify spending money to store stuff.

If you have done your sorting and organizing before renting the unit, and you won’t have to access the stuff periodically, you can pack everything into the smallest cubic storage area you can squeeze everything into. Having fairly uniform packing units is handy. A big, fat marker and a manifest are imperative. Use sturdy boxes that will sit flat and don’t over-pack them. That way you can stack them more stably.

If you will need to be sorting after you store, get a unit that’s big enough for you to do that. Leave aisles if you can and stack only one row deep against the walls, two rows deep down the middle. Again, use your big, fat marker and a manifest so you know how to find things. As you sort, edit, and condense, you may find yourself with more and more space. Do find out if you can move to a smaller (cheaper) unit. Resist the urge to fill up the empty space with more stuff.

If you truly have no storage at all where you live, some storage units are as small as a closet and might be the only place you can keep your holiday decorations. There are many storage places scattered around our communities. Get one as conveniently located to your home as you can, provided it’s competitively priced. After all, you have to take the stuff there, you have to check on it occasionally, and eventually someone is going to have to get it out of there.

Many storage facilities, particularly the ones that rent moving trucks as well, also sell all the boxes and packing supplies you will need either to move or to store things. No, they’re not cheap. Nothing is anymore.

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