Storage units

[Fishman]

I would never store firearms and reloading stuff in a storage unit. Absolutely everyone I know that has recently used a storage facility has been broken into. The approach as I understand it is that the thief rents a unit for the month or gets the code somehow, maybe via an inside man, steals a car, then loads it up at the storage facility with other people's stuff. No locks are 100% effective against organized thieves. At least with a moving company, access to your stuff is somewhat limited. Anybody who knows the code can get into a storage facility.

[abunaitoo]

Makes sense.

[3584ELK]

We have been puzzling over how to move our 4 BR house and my garage/ FFL business. We got quotes on various methods;PODS, moving companies who do it all, and those who do everything but packing. After hearing the made up policies regarding firearms shipment, we decided to buy a 40 foot sea container, pack and load everything on our own, and have it transported to our new location. It will end up being about $7000 cheaper than the highest quote, and about $1000 over the lowest quote using other methods, BUT we will have our own 40 foot high cube container, used only once, and it will serve as a billboard for our new business. It will give us secure storage on our property and will provide a way to move to our final (hopefully) destination in a few years.

[John Wayne]

Everything rusts unless climate controlled. The rent will quickly outrun the value of what you store + rust.
JW

[waksupi]

I've bought a few storage units at auction over the years. Most paid rent to store things that would and should have been thrown away. If I moved much more than a hundred miles, I wouldn't take any furniture, appliances, lawn equipment. I'd just buy replacement where I got where I was going.

[Electrod47]

This is so true.
I've helped people numerous times move things into storage for a "month or two". Years later that month or two hasn't ended yet ant they are still paying monthly rental. Several times I've thought what we moved into storage wasn't worth the monthly rent to start with. Full disclaimer...this is coming from a guy who paid $4000 to have a shed built in his back yard that is packed with a couple hundred dollars worth of junk he will likely not use again.

Fear Not!...Your not alone my friend........

[Electrod47]

We have been puzzling over how to move our 4 BR house and my garage/ FFL business. We got quotes on various methods;PODS, moving companies who do it all, and those who do everything but packing. After hearing the made up policies regarding firearms shipment, we decided to buy a 40 foot sea container, pack and load everything on our own, and have it transported to our new location. It will end up being about $7000 cheaper than the highest quote, and about $1000 under the lowest quote using other methods, BUT we will have our own 40 foot high cube container, used only once, and it will serve as a billboard for our new business. It will give us secure storage on our property and will provide a way to move to our final (hopefully) destination in a few years.

Thats the best idea yet.

[ascast]

my two cents - my furniture was all 2nd hand junk or wall mark crap. The small stuff adds up really fast, like dishes pots pans cleaning stuff household stuff, linens, spices or cooking. Lots of that stuff can be "shipped"
to you via USPS or FDEex, UPS. Mops and brooms not so much. Take your furniture to the curb or call good will and get a tax ticket.

[abunaitoo]

Few places I've looked at, on-line, have inside storage.
That's what I'm looking for.
Not the outdoor storage lockers.

[3584ELK]

I've bought a few storage units at auction over the years. Most paid rent to store things that would and should have been thrown away. If I moved much more than a hundred miles, I wouldn't take any furniture, appliances, lawn equipment. I'd just buy replacement where I got where I was going.

You can do that, but if you bought your old items at pre-Biden prices, you might find inflation has outpaced any savings you could kept by hauling those items. Especially when speaking of appliances, lawn mowers, and high end furniture. It simply is not replaceable in an economic sense. That being said, my wife says I am a pack rat...