by admin | Jan 20, 2026 | Self Storage Guides
Alright, let’s have a real talk about storage insurance. This isn’t a lecture from a manual. This is the stuff I’ve learned from 15 years of watching customers’ faces fall when they realize what they didn’t know. The stuff we managers whisper about over coffee because...
by admin | Jan 6, 2026 | Self Storage Guides
So. I broke a platter last year. Not just any platter—my mom’s favorite, the one she only brought out at Thanksgiving. And I broke it while packing. I’d wrapped it, I thought, really well. Bubble wrap, tape, the whole deal. But when I lifted the box, I heard that...
by admin | Dec 29, 2025 | Self Storage Guides
So you’ve read the basics. Get plastic bins, use pallets, maybe throw in some DampRid. Good. You’re 80% of the way there. But after managing a storage facility for a decade, I’ve seen the same avoidable headaches pop up every single rainy season. It’s never the big,...
by admin | Oct 27, 2025 | Self Storage Guides
Look, I’m the manager at a storage facility. My name’s Dan. I’ve been doing this for eleven years. I’m the guy you call when your lock is stuck or you need a bigger unit. I need to tell you what not to put in your storage unit. Not because the...
by admin | Oct 16, 2025 | Self Storage Guides
Okay, let’s have a real conversation about this. Forget the corporate brochure. I’m going to tell you what I’ve learned from actually working at a storage place and seeing what happens to people’s stuff. I remember one customer, Sarah. She...