Seasonal clothes storage is a great idea, but only if you store the clothes properly. Find out how to do that below. Whilst certain items of clothing like underwear, socks, T-shirts and leggings are all-year-round items, certain types of clothing are seasonal. Your coats and thick jumpers, boots and heavy jeans, your floaty summer dresses, sandals and beach cover ups -these are all seasonal clothes items that tend to be ignored the rest of the time. Why Store Seasonal Clothes? Seasonal clothing is going to take up room in the wardrobe at a time when it isn’t getting used, so it makes more sen ..read more

If you need to store electronic equipment long-term then it is essential to store it correctly to ensure it remains in good, working condition.   Sometimes, we may need to put our technology equipment into storage; we may have an overseas assignment to a place where our equipment might not work or we might be moving to the other end of the country for a few months and moving all our equipment is just not practical. It might not be the perfect solution but sometimes we need to pack up and store our tech equipment.   If you do need to do this then remember that electronic equipment is ..read more

Storage units have an assorted number of uses, from storing goods to acting as warehouses for personal and sellable items. But does that mean you can store anything in a storage unit?   The answer is no. You can store anything else apart from people, plants, and flammable goods.   Before you think of renting a unit from Safestore Containers, here are some things you need to know.   1) When Can I Access My Storage Unit?   You can rent any time, but you’ll have to follow our set hours to access your cargo. At our Auckland storage facility, we have created a schedule that is c ..read more

If you are loading your storage unit yourself, there are certain things to keep in mind to ensure space efficiency, safety from damage to your items, and organization. Follow these tips to get the most from loading your storage unit. Take an inventory of your items – First, assess all your items. Create a mental checklist of everything that is to be loaded. Make sure that if it is to be loaded, it is not something that you will need immediately. Choose the right unit – Based on how much stuff you have and your needs, you will want to determine the size of unit you need. Have your storage com ..read more

Find out about self storage and how it could help your home or business with flexible, fairly price space you can use for many different reasons.   Self storage is a hot topic at the moment as the UK population rises and the new homes being built are smaller and the houses already here, increase in price. Essentially, most of us are paying more for less space nowadays. This means any extra storage space for reasonable rates is really useful. It offers a solution to homeowners looking for extra space without having to upsize their homes.   So, What Is Cheap Self Storage?   Cheap storage is ext ..read more

Transporting your instrument to a new place can be a stressful experience. It can be hard to trust others to be just as careful as you would be. And even then, there’s still the question of ‘what if?’   What if it wasn’t secure enough? What if my instrument gets damaged?   As a musician, I can relate. But I’ve compiled some handy tips on how to move instruments as safely as possible.   How to protect the following kinds of instruments: Strings When transporting stringed instruments you have to be especially careful. (Though you should be careful with any instrument). This is because there ar ..read more

The self-storage industry is growing exponentially in the US because people are finding it highly convenient to use self-storage units. Rather than renting huge apartments with high-rental costs, people find it more useful to rely on self-storage units to secure their belonging.  It allows them to shift to smaller apartments, which helps them save money on rent.   Storage units provide a multitude of benefits to people, perhaps that’s the reason more and more self-storage service providers are mushrooming across the US.   Reasons more and more people are opting for self-storage units:   Carvi ..read more

  If you are in the process of getting a new business up and running, you may be tempted to try to transform a storage unit into a temporary warehouse space, fully-functioning office or even a workspace. After all, the cost of renting a storage unit is negligible compared to renting any other type of commercial space. As it turns out, however, this idea isn’t always practical since working out of a storage unit is not permitted in most areas.   Before you give up on the idea of self-storage, however, you should consider the other ways that a storage unit may benefit your business. Small busine ..read more

  With the rise in success of the Netflix show Tidying Up with Marie Kondo starring obviously the Japanese organizing consultant and author Marie Kondo, many people are looking into their homes and realising how cluttered it is. Tidying Up with Marie Kondo is a documentary television series developed for the mega media-services provider Netflix. It follows Marie Kondo as she visits houses and helps them organise and tidy their homes. The show encourages everyone to declutter their houses and lean towards a minimalistic decor and arrangement.   The reason why the show is so popular is that it h ..read more

You make not make many 2019 resolutions, but one to consider is analyzing your storage needs and taking positive steps to get that part of your life organized. Let’s face it, a lot of us have too much stuff, but some of it is too valuable to just dispose of, and we need a place to put it. But if you live in a small apartment in a small town like Athens, GA, then off-site storage can be a great option, but there are a few important things to consider when renting a storage unit. How It Was Years ago, many storage facilities simply looked like long buildings with many garage doors. If the facili ..read more