Size Matters

The bigger, the better is a commonly held notion on our planet. It seems that we are each on a quest to satiate lifes hunger for more. In an attempt to satisfy this need, things are bought and collections are acquired. Boats, bikes and cars are bought. Huge, walking, talking, spinning, robotic toys are purchased for our kids, who seem to understand from an early age that getting a big, shiny, new toy is better than playing with one that they already have. Yes, having stuff is great, until it falls onto your head from an overcrowded closet shelf. Being able to buy stuff is amazing, until the day comes when you stand in awe at the mass of objects that you have accumulated and say, No More! But what do you do with it all? Where will box after box of stuffed animals, dinner plates, Christmas ornaments and that unused stationary bike go?

It is then that a new quest has begun. This is the quest for self storage units to hold all of your clutter and overflow. Before you find yourself falling into that old pattern of bigger is better, as you go out to rent some self storage units that are as big as your garage and then some, do a little homework to determine what size you really need. In the storing business, size does matter, but bigger is not always better.

There are many sizes available for self storage units . If you have a relatively small amount of stuff to store, 25 sq. ft., or about the size of a hall closet, should suffice. This space will hold small pieces of furniture, such as a chest of drawers or TV stand, a twin size mattress and box spring, and several boxes. It might even hold that unused fish aquarium that has been collecting dust for a year and a half.

If you have a bit more stuff to store, you might choose a 50 sq. ft. space, which is roughly the size of a standard walk in closet. With some organization, these self storage units can hold the contents of a small one bedroom apartment.

You need to go bigger? No problem. Self storage units come in sizes varied enough to meet all of your space saving requirements. Perhaps a 75 sq. ft. space would be more effective. This area is roughly the size of a large walk in closet, like the one in the house that you wish now that you had purchased so you would be able to hold all of your seasonal clothing. These self storage units hold the contents of a standard one bedroom apartment, perhaps a motorcycle or the hockey sticks and goalie net that surely your sons used more than twice.

Still not enough room for all of your things? Then step up to a 100sq.ft. unit, and you will have a space as big as an average sized bedroom to catch and store all of the things you do not want to trip over anymore. This unit will actually hold the contents of a one or two bedroom apartment, including appliances and several miscellaneous boxes.

If you are needing to store a vehicle, such as a car or small boat, some dune buggies, or the contents of a two to three bedroom apartment, you might want to opt for a 150 sq. ft. unit. There should be plenty of room in there, as well, to hold your massive collection of rock albums.

Still not enough room? No worries. If you are packing up an entire 3 or 4 bedroom house worth of contents, there are units to fit your need. Imagine a space as large as a single car garage, approximately 200 to 250 sq. ft. There is plenty of room for stacking, arranging, and even making a path through there for easy access to the old claw foot bathtub that you got from your mother that you swore you would turn into a beautiful garden planter one day.

If you need more room than that, bigger is absolutely better. There are some self storage units that span 300 sq. ft. This space holds the contents of an entire three to four bedroom house, and is as big as one of those extra long garages, like the one in that other house with the big walk in closet that you wish now that you would have bought.

With all of these size options, does not it make it much easier to get out there and clean your garage?

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