Mobile Storage

Mobile storage is one of the more recent trends in the storage industry. It utilises both the properties of removing and storing, as you are able to store away your belongings into these containers and move them yourself or with help to another location. There are various points that need to be considered when using a mobile storage unit.

Cost

Portable storage units come in various shapes and sizes, providing a range of options to fit your storage needs. Depending on how many mobile self storage units you need for your belongings, the price varies. There are some services that offer storage of these units, as well as allowing you to store it on your own property for however long you need it for. One mobile storage unit can be as low as $120 per month and if you to store the mobile storage unit on the premises of your own home, chances are it will be free of charge. For additional requirements, you might have additional costs added for things like climate control and custom sized mobile storage units. So take into consideration things like delivery costs and additional storage costs if you decide that you want you mobile storage unit to be placed into a facility where it provides extra security and all-hour access.

Transportation and Delivery

It’s important to know where you want your mobile storage unit to be delivered and placed. Assess your property to find out where would be the best place for the storage unit and that the delivery vehicles have enough room to get in and out when they’ve dropped your mobile storage unit in the spot you’ve designated for it. Before your unit arrives, check the area you’ve set out for it and make sure that the surface is even. If it is on a dirt or grass surface, test the area so that it doesn’t change because when rain hits, sometimes the earth and grass get wet and softens, which could disturb the evenness of the surface.

Packing your Mobile Storage Unit

As with any storage container and unit, you will want to pack everything into it so that you can make use of all the space that you have in the unit. With mobile storage units, this is no different, however you want to distribute the weight evenly so that you don’t have any of your possessions blocking the doors to the unit and preventing you from accessing it. The bottom of the unit can be filled up with the heavier stuff so that there is more balance for it if any movements jar the storage unit. It’s probably a good idea to place these heavier items in the centre of the unit if you can’t gauge that you’ve satisfactorily distributed the weight of the heavy items. Oddly shaped things like bicycles would ideally be placed close to the entrance of your storage unit so that they don’t take up any extra space at the other end of the storage unit. It also doesn’t move around much since it’s close to the entrance point and is cushioned and supported by your other boxes that have filled up a majority of the space. Mattresses can be placed at the top of the boxes so that it can lie horizontally and the springs aren’t disturbed or strained.