Mountain Storage Has Gone Solar!

In an effort to better protect and serve the beautiful mountain community, Mountain Storage is excited to announce that they have officially gone solar!   The planning started in mid July and the installation was completed a month later by the Solar Panel Installation company Smart Energy.  General Manager Lew Nottke is very pleased with […]

Moving Made Easy: How to Inventory Your Belongings

by Patrick Galvan featured on Storage.com Whether you’re moving directly into your new home or temporarily using a storage unit to store everything you own, creating a home inventory when moving is a good idea. Not only does this help you keep track of your stuff, but it also makes unpacking easier because you’ll know what goes where. […]

The Complete Guide to Downsizing

Article by Logan Livers on Storage.com Every year, people around the country move into smaller living spaces for a wide variety of reasons. Whether it’s downsizing to a rental property or selling a home to move into a smaller one, downsizing can offer a lot of benefits. Most people downsize as part of a financial […]

The arrival of college opens up a wonderful world of opportunities for your newly empty space

Parents reclaim your space! 18 years and you are finally free! Free at last to convert your son or daughter’s room into your ideal exercise room, a meditation room, or a guest room perhaps? Either way, while your child (ren) will only be packing the necessities for college (clothing), you’re going to be buying most […]

The benefits of storage units for online businesses

Online businesses are great because you can virtually reach anyone worldwide and you don’t need a brick and mortar store. One of the downsides of running an online business is that you have to carry inventory and manage storage. While renting an office space is a good idea to house inventory, it can also be […]

Summer turns into Fall with the help of extra inventory

Summertime is around the corner, but for retail businesses, this means one thing:  Fall Collection. Having worked in retail myself, I can tell you that beyond having seasonal appropriate clothing, clothing stores also get the next season’s collection in early and where do you think they’re going to store that extra inventory? There comes a […]

Summer plans for your self storage?

As we approach summertime, countless 20 something year olds are wondering “what am I going to do with my belongings over the summer?” There is always the option of “Mom and Dad’s Storage Unit” aka the family garage or attic, however, what if you don’t have that choice? What if your mom and dad converted […]

Bubble Wrap and Padding: A guide to properly packing your valuables

  For me,  the hugest pain of moving is not attaining boxes and packing all of my worldly possessions, but more so packing delicate items, specifically dishware; those china plates are fragile and will break easily. In order to protect your fragile items, I would suggest: Individually wrapping each plate like a present with a […]