Good Things to Know

When storing items for more than a short period of time:

Abilene has dust storms. 60mph winds with dust will get into everything that is not sealed or covered.

Tape seal all boxes, use plastic garbage bags or a plastic tarp on furniture:

Harbor Freight @ 3112 N. First - has Inexpensive Tarps to cover fabric furniture, mattresses and box spring units - custom bags are available @ UHAUL - S. 7th exit on the West Loop - 826 S. Clack

Store mattresses and box springs UP & OFF THE FLOOR of the unit.

Do not store clothes by hanging them in the unit unless they are covered with plastic, such as a dry cleaner's plastic bag.

DO NOT STORE DRY FOOD - ramen in plastic bags, dry food goods in cardboard boxes, candy bars, and similar products attract rodents. They will eat their way into the food and infest your unit and those around you.

If you must store food, PLACE ANY FOOD ITEMS IN PLASTIC TUBS and tape them shut.

Wood Furniture - Store good wood furniture so that it is not in direct contact with the concrete floor. High humidity days will form condensation on the concrete floor and can harm your good wood furniture.

KEEPING YOUR PROPERTY SAFE

We have a state of the art high tech security system, but just as you have seen on the News, people do amazingly stupid things... Even with an intergrated security sytem with burglar alarms on some large units, security cameras that see in the dark, a computerized gate, a barbed wire security fence, and regular patrols of the entire facility during business hours crime can still occur, so...

- High Security Lock

Use a round chrome or stainless steel disc lock. Over the last 30 years, the majority of storage units burglarized nationwide used a cheap ($5) simple padlock that was cut quickly off by an under $20 cost pair of boltcutters. Most theives don't have Klein, Krenn or Porter $2-$300 boltcutters. Round Chrome Disc high security locks require power tools or professional grade boltcutters to remove and are usually too much time and trouble for the bad guys. They are absolutely worth the extra cost.

Free Property Insurance

IF you have homeowners or renters insurace, call your insurance agent and ask if your existing policy will cover your property in storage. Many home owners policies cover personal property while in transit - in your auto, or in storage. Moving from one home to another is often considered transit, and that can include time in a storage facility.

Buying Insurance

INSURANCE - We reccomend MiniCo - they insure a significant percentage of the self storage market.