Selecting A Storage Facility: Superhero Edition

Selecting A Storage Facility: Superhero Edition

Selecting the right storage facility to store your belongings does not have to be a difficult task. While you're searching for the best self-storage facility out there, think about it from a superhero's perspective. What would they look for in a self-storage facility?...

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When To Use Self-Storage

When To Use Self-Storage

There are many different reasons why you might want to rent a self-storage unit. I've narrowed it down to this list of 6 reasons why people are renting self-storage units today. College moving While in college, people tend to change homes frequently,...

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How Much Can You Fit in a U-Box Container?

How Much Can You Fit in a U-Box Container?

If moving by truck or trailer isn't an option for your next move, do not fret! A third option is available for your move: the U-Box® moving container! U-Box containers make Moving and storage convenient and provide less worry through various delivery and pick-up...

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Storage for Mall Retailers

Storage for Mall Retailers

'Tis the season to be jolly! For retailers, the holiday season is equivalent to big game day. You're most likely preparing your store to get it in tip-top condition for those thousands of Black Friday shoppers. An increase in shoppers means an increase in inventory...

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How to Store Your Bicycle Long-Term

How to Store Your Bicycle Long-Term

If you have a bicycle, there is a good chance that you may need to store it at some point. Whether you have an injury, it's out of season, or any other number of reasons for not biking, if you do not store your bicycle correctly, you could expose it to...

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Switching a Seasonal Wardrobe: Summer to Winter

Switching a Seasonal Wardrobe: Summer to Winter

Try to deny it all you want, but summer is officially over. Cue the sad trombone. It's time to exchange the flip flops and shorts for boots and flannel. Unless your closet could be featured on “MTV Cribs” (Who remembers that show?), rotating your seasonal wardrobe is...

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How to Move a Queen Size Mattress

How to Move a Queen Size Mattress

When you move it is important to take care of all your valuables.  Everyone is always extremely cautious with their television and expensive furniture, but a lot of the time nobody considers their mattress.  The average cost of a foam mattress is...

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Preparing  Gas Powered Items For Winter Storage

Preparing Gas Powered Items For Winter Storage

Gas powered items that you use in the spring, summer and fall months are usually among some of the higher priced equipment that you own. Whether it's a lawnmower, a car, a boat, an RV, or any other gas powered item, you'll want to keep your things safe and dry...

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What size storage unit do you get 30 days free?

What size storage unit do you get 30 days free?

When you rent a truck or trailer for a one-way move, U-Haul offers a free month of storage at participating U-Haul Centers (terms and conditions may apply to Self-Storage affiliates and Independent Dealers). This comes in especially handy when you’re, either,...

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Kitchen Storage Solutions

Kitchen Storage Solutions

If you're anything like me, then you have way more kitchen supplies than you probably need. This is made even more troublesome while confined to small living space such as an apartment. Between the pots, pans, waffle iron, dishes, silverware, cutting boards, crock...

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7 Renovations to Add Value to your Home

7 Renovations to Add Value to your Home

After recently moving to an older home in a new city, my parents decided to make some changes to the home.  They wanted to make the house from 1968 more modern and knew they only wanted to make renovations that would increase the value to the home.  The...

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How do you find and rent a storage unit?

How do you find and rent a storage unit?

The boxes are packed, the truck is loaded and your belongings are being taken into your new home. As you begin to unpack and arrange rooms, you realize there are things that you want to keep but are not an immediate need to be kept in sight. Maybe your new...

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