If you plan to rent a storage unit, you may be worried that your items are not safe while you are away. It is unlikely that someone is going to break into your unit, especially if it is locked, but you never want to take a chance either. Below, we will go over some of the ways that you can ensure your storage unit is always safe no matter what.

1. Check Out the Facility’s Security Measures

One of the best ways to safeguard your unit against thieves is to spend some time looking over the storage facility’s security measures before you rent a unit. You should try to access the units and see how far you can get before you are questioned. In addition, look to see if there are any security cameras and find out how often they are monitored. Also, you should ask if there is a manager on site and find out if the storage facility takes any additional precautions such as alarms in the units, etc.

The more security features a storage facility has, the safe your items will be when you are away and this peace of mind can help you sleep at night.

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Have you ever thought that you stored some weird items in your storage unit? Maybe you placed the head to a deer in your unit or maybe you placed some odd looking dolls in your unit. Either way, there are some people who have stored much weirder items within their storage unit and once you learn what these items are, you won’t feel so bad about storing your items.

1. Live Ammunition

Believe it or not in 2011, a hand grenade was found in a storage unit in NJ. This is an extreme example of live ammunition but it made it to the top of our list. While the rules of most storage units forbid storing these types of items, people still hide them within their belongings and then place them in their storage units.

2. Ashes of Dead Loved Ones

While you may have a small memorial dedicated to a family member in your China cabinet, some people store their family members’ ashes in their storage units. We think that maybe they just simply forgot what was in the jar or maybe they just simply did not know what to do with the ashes, but either way, a storage unit is not the place for your loved ones.

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When you think about storing items away for the summer, winter, or when you go on a trip, you do not likely think of your chainsaw as an item that needs to be winterized. In fact, you do need to think about your chainsaw, especially if you want it to work correctly when you pull it out of storage. Below, we will go over some tips to help you know how to properly winterize your chainsaw this season.

1. Know Your Fuel

It is important and vital to the function of your chainsaw that you know what type of fuel is in your chainsaw. Most fuels used in small motors include ethanol and if you do not properly store your chainsaw, the ethanol fuel can have negative effects on the motor.

In fact, if you plan to store your chainsaw for more than three weeks, you should drain or use up any old fuel and then fill up the tank with fresh fuel and add a stabilizer to it. Doing this can help protect the motor and prevent the fuel from degrading and causing problems.

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If you are looking to rent a storage unit to keep your belongings, you probably want to maximize the amount of space that you have. If you do not maximize it, you will end up having to store extra items elsewhere or you will need to rent a larger unit. To prevent this from happening, we will go over some ways that you can get the most from your storage unit.

1. Don’t Focus Too Much on Price

When searching for the right unit for your belongings, try not to focus too much on price as this can cause you to choose the wrong facility. Of course, you want a good deal, but you should determine what an acceptable price range is and then stay within that.

Double check to ensure the storage facility you choose has all of the amenities that you want them to have as well.

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Businesses can make use out of self-storage units just like residential consumers. There are a number of reasons why your business should be utilizing the resources of a self-storage unit to store your additional belongings. Below, we will go over some of the reasons your business needs to look into using a self-storage unit today.

1. Flexibility of Storage Options

Storage facilities can help your business choose all of the right elements needed to store your belongings. For example, you can choose to keep your additional servers and computers in a climate-controlled unit or you can keep other items in a humidity-controlled unit.

You will find that many of the facilities you contact have flexible contracts for businesses meaning that if you only need to rent a unit for three months, you can do it without having to commit to 12 months.

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Whether you want to keep your wedding dress as a memento or you want your daughter to wear it one day, it is important that you store it properly, otherwise, it will not last long. Below, we will go over some tips to help you properly store your wedding dress and keep it looking nice.

1. Always Clean the Dress

You never want to store a dirty dress as the stains will begin to set over time. It is important that you have the dress professionally cleaned before hanging it in your storage unit.

2. To Fold or To Hang

Many people often debate whether it is best to fold the dress or to hang the dress. It is important that whichever method you choose; do it correctly.

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When it comes time to place some of your most valuable items in a storage unit, you want to know that you are choosing the right one. It can be difficult to find a quality facility, if you do not know what you should be looking for in the first place.

As you go on your hunt for a storage unit, consider the following tips to help you locate and decide whether you have chosen the right one.

1. How Secure Are the Units?

You want to know that your items are protected with more than just the lock you place on the exterior of your unit. Look around and ask the facility how secure the doors and premises are.

Some storage facilities offer a gated entrance that requires a code along with a fence around the perimeter. Find out whether there is a security company that watches guard overnight or if there are security cameras.

Lastly, consider whether there are alarms on any of the units or how a situation is handled when something does happen and there is a security breach.

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