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It doesn’t really matter what kind of storage necessities you have, when you start shopping around you’ll find that self storage is one of the better options available to you. Self storage is in the lift, the industry has been growing like cabbage for the last 5 years. More and more people are catching on and are choosing self storage above other variations.
There are lots of stories floating around in the self storage world, about what weird things people store, and the reasons why they store them. The average self storage operator will declare that there’s nothing they won’t store, no questions asked. That’s not true of course, I’m sure most are not allowed to store explosives, chemicals or highly inflammable matter. Ask your self storage operator what he’s allowed to store and what not, it’s an extra precaution to know what could be stored there by others beside yourself.
Why do people choose self storage, there’s lots of reasons, we’ve made a list of the most frequent ones we’ve come across. Have a look for yourself:
1. Create more room, maybe there’s a baby on the way.
2. You’re moving, maybe to a smaller home.
3. Storing childhood memorabilia, your own or your children’s.
4. Hobby equipment, you don’t have time for those hobbies right now but hope to take them up again sometime in the future.
5. Storing coin collections, butterfly collections, stamp collections etc.
6. Your house is simply overloaded with stuff, knick-knacks everywhere.
7. Holiday equipment, tents, boats, skis, bicycles etc.
8. Storing valuables while you’re on holidays, don’t want them stolen while away.
9. Wardrobes, summer wardrobe in winter and winter wardrobe in summer.
10. Having to move back in with mom and dad.
11. Divorce, your wife has thrown you out and your stuff is next.
12. You finally got a car to put in that garage of yours.
You can rent a self storage unit for as short as a week, or a month, depending on which storage operator you choose. Notice periods are rarely long so self storage is a great option if you need to put stuff away for a short period of time. You can get at your stored items almost anytime you want, which is not always the case with other storage providers. It’s you who decides how your stuff is stacked, not your storage provider, your belongings are always safe, secure and dry, no need to pay anything extra for things like security or illumination.
