BluesBear
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Cesiumsponge stay FAR FAR Away from Public Storage! (I used to work for them as well as some independents.) Trust me thay ain't no bargain. My brother is still in the mini-storage business albeit now in Lost Wages.
You'd be much better off with an independent mini-storage company. One with resident managers who are either the owners or who have been there for a long time.
Make friends with them. If they like you they are more apt to look out for you.
Stay away from places with 24 hour access. Every break-in I have investigated at a mini-storage was tied in to someone who also rented space there. Get a unit as close to the office as possible. Especially stay away from inside units far from the office. Get a unit where you can drive your car right up to the door.
Consider a "safe" even if it's only one of the cheaper ones. Just make sure it's too big and heavy to quickly load into a van or station wagon. If you store your guns in cases chain them together with a HEAVY chain and lock. It a;so helps to chain them to some metal shelves. You want to make it too bulky to move without attracting attention.
But the most important things is...
Do NOT get behind in your payments!
In Washington state, after 45 days of no payments your stuff can go bye-bye.
I know because I lost 95% of everything I owned when I was hospitalized last year.
You'd be much better off with an independent mini-storage company. One with resident managers who are either the owners or who have been there for a long time.
Make friends with them. If they like you they are more apt to look out for you.
Stay away from places with 24 hour access. Every break-in I have investigated at a mini-storage was tied in to someone who also rented space there. Get a unit as close to the office as possible. Especially stay away from inside units far from the office. Get a unit where you can drive your car right up to the door.
Consider a "safe" even if it's only one of the cheaper ones. Just make sure it's too big and heavy to quickly load into a van or station wagon. If you store your guns in cases chain them together with a HEAVY chain and lock. It a;so helps to chain them to some metal shelves. You want to make it too bulky to move without attracting attention.
But the most important things is...
Do NOT get behind in your payments!
In Washington state, after 45 days of no payments your stuff can go bye-bye.
I know because I lost 95% of everything I owned when I was hospitalized last year.