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    Storage Tips + Uses

    Storage Units With Electricity: How to Find Storage With Power

    When you need extra space for your belongings, a storage facility is a flexible, convenient…

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    Storage Unit Insurance: Everything You Need to Know

    Self-storage units are becoming more popular among Americans because people do not have enough room…

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    Protect Your Ride: Long-term Motorcycle Storage Tips

    If it was up to you, you'd be riding your motorcycle everyday. But sometimes life…

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    How Much Does a Storage Unit Cost in 2022?

    It isn't just bread, milk and meat. The cost of storing your stuff is going…

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    What You Need to Know About Basement Storage

    Roughly 1 out of 2 American households have a basement. If you are lucky enough…

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Recent Stories

7 Tips for Long-Term Car Storage

Alexander Harris/March 21, 2022April 7, 2022 /Leave a comment
Storing a car for six months or more? You're going to need to do some preparation. The first question you might have is... Can You Store a Car in a Storage Unit? For the most...
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Best RV Storage in Houston, TX

Meredith Raico/January 31, 2022February 1, 2022 /Leave a comment

Best RV Storage in Las Vegas, NV

Meredith Raico/January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 /Leave a comment

Best RV Storage in Phoenix, AZ

Meredith Raico/January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 /Leave a comment

Planning Your Climate Change Migration? Here’s What You Need to Know

Amanda Williams/January 11, 2022January 11, 2022 /Leave a comment

How to Store Your Electronic Office Equipment

Daniella Schoeman/November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 /Leave a comment

Home Organization

Where Do You Fall On The Hoarding Scale?

Jay MacDonald/April 21, 2021March 14, 2022 /1 Comment
How can you tell if you have a hoarding disorder? A solid first step would be to compare your habits and home surroundings to the several clutter-hoarding scales that have been developed by psychologists, professional...
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Which is Better For Moving: Plastic Containers or Cardboard Boxes?

Leslie Lang/April 19, 2021March 14, 2022 /4 Comments

How to Store Kitchen Appliances and Gadgets

Rachel Hartman/March 18, 2021March 19, 2021 /Leave a comment

How to Store A Refrigerator: A Step-by-Step Guide

Tony Emerson/March 1, 2021September 17, 2021 /12 Comments

How to Properly Store Vinyl Records to Prevent Damange

Tamara Holmes/February 15, 2021March 30, 2022 /3 Comments

How to Store Books Long Term the Right Way

Brian Shreckengast/January 28, 2021March 14, 2022 /1 Comment

Moving

Planning Your Climate Change Migration? Here’s What You Need to Know

Amanda Williams/January 11, 2022January 11, 2022 /Leave a comment
As the planet heats up, the hospitable regions around the world are shifting northward and southward, towards the poles. In America, that means there is a significant shift in weather patterns and ultimately, where humans...
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Should You Hire Movers or Do-It-Yourself?

Amanda Williams/October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 /Leave a comment

5 Safest States to Live in During a Major Crisis

Coty Perry/September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 /Leave a comment

Everything You Need to Know Before Moving to Mexico

Amanda Williams/July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 /Leave a comment

5 Things to Consider Before Moving in With Your Significant Other

Daniella Schoeman/July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 /Leave a comment

Should You Move to Texas Now? Read Before You Decide

Amy Sorter/June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 /Leave a comment

How To

7 Tips for Long-Term Car Storage

Alexander Harris/March 21, 2022April 7, 2022 /Leave a comment
Storing a car for six months or more? You're going to need to do some preparation. The first question you might have is... Can You Store a Car in a Storage Unit? For the most...
Continue reading

How to Store A Refrigerator: A Step-by-Step Guide

Tony Emerson/March 1, 2021September 17, 2021 /12 Comments

How to Properly Store Vinyl Records to Prevent Damange

Tamara Holmes/February 15, 2021March 30, 2022 /3 Comments

Everything You Need to Know About Self-Storage Locks

SpareFoot/February 11, 2021March 14, 2022 /7 Comments

How to Store Books Long Term the Right Way

Brian Shreckengast/January 28, 2021March 14, 2022 /1 Comment

How to Properly Store Batteries

Tamara Holmes/January 21, 2021March 14, 2022 /Leave a comment

Storage Auctions

The Truth About Bidding on Self-Storage Unit Auctions

Rachel Hartman/December 15, 2020March 11, 2022 /26 Comments
If you go to a storage auction in your area, will the bidding resemble the storage battles you see on TV? Generally speaking, it won’t, Arizona auctioneer Casey Jones said. Like most things, the “reality” you see...
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Calling All Collectors: These 9 Things Just Aren’t Worth It

Jay MacDonald/February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 /Leave a comment

What Is John Luke of Storage Wars Up to Now?

Troy Anderson/May 30, 2017May 31, 2017 /1 Comment

Storage Wars: Mary Padian’s Journey From Junk Collector to TV Star

Troy Anderson/April 5, 2017March 9, 2020 /1 Comment

10 Valuable Storage Units Sold Online That You Won’t Believe

Cheli Rosa/August 4, 2016May 9, 2017 /1 Comment

10 Incredibly Valuable Contents Found In Self-Storage

Jay MacDonald/February 17, 2016June 8, 2017 /1 Comment

Storage News

Can You Live in a Self-Storage Unit? (No You Can’t, Here’s Why)

Elizabeth Whalen/March 30, 2021March 11, 2022 /29 Comments
Some people enduring homelessness are easy to spot, but many—perhaps most—are not. They’re living with friends and families, in their cars or in shelters. For some faced with housing insecurity, the idea of living in...
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Self-Storage Goes “Contactless” in Response to Coronavirus

Alexander Harris/April 16, 2020May 4, 2020 /Leave a comment

The SiteLink, storEDGE, and SpareFoot Family of Companies Acquires the Select Merchant Solutions Self-Storage Portfolio

SpareFoot/March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 /Leave a comment

SpareFoot Wins Silver at Level Up Games Debut

Alexander Harris/January 29, 2019January 29, 2021 /Leave a comment

SpareFoot Awarded PR Daily Corporate Social Responsibility Award for Diversity and Inclusion Initiative

Christine Walsh/October 25, 2018October 29, 2018 /Leave a comment

SpareFoot Donates $20,000 to Austin-Based Nonprofit Organizations

Christine Walsh/September 13, 2018March 9, 2020 /Leave a comment

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