How To Keep Your Items Pristine Until The Next Use If you’re planning on using self-storage in Tucson to keep some of your things, it’s important to know that storing items requires a little effort to keep your keepsakes and furniture in great condition until you’re ready to use them again. Below, we offer three tips for packing and storing the things you care about. Wrap Your Items Accordingly Different items require different levels of care when you plan to pack them. For breakable items like porcelain figurines and china, consider using bubble wrap. Bubble wrap will protect these breakables in the event they become sandwiched between something or take an unexpected fall. Packing peanuts are also good for cushioning delicate items. Larger items like furniture and mattresses can benefit from protective coverings like tarps and plastic wrap, which will help to keep dust and insects at bay. Small items and books are best packed in boxes that you should carefully label. That way, you can determine what’s in the box at a glance. Remember that if you’re storing items in the desert, you’ll want to leave enough space between items for ventilation. Put Frequently Used Items In The Same Space You can minimize the time you spend hunting for stored things by grouping items together in a meaningful way. Try storing items like linens, bedding and clothes together or storing more fragile items like keepsakes and dishes in the same area. You can also build yourself a small “map” of your unit to keep each time you access it; that way, you have a rough idea as to where your things are which will save you time and effort. Pack Upward Storage units come in all sorts of sizes – from a few feet squared to units large enough to hold several cars. It can be hard to know exactly what sized unit you need, but above all, remember that storage units tend to be quite tall. That means you can store items upward rather than outward, as you might at home. When you pack upward, store your items from heaviest to lightest so that you don’t accidentally crush smaller, delicate valuables. Learn more about how to pack your items and finding the right self-storage in Tucson. Contact US Storage Centers today! US Storage Centers 2825 North 1st Avenue Tucson, AZ 85719 (520) 216-7911
