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It’s that rainy season again and sometimes we find that we have to pack or unpack a storage unit under such conditions. Many storage facilities have built-in drains to facilitate the water away from the doors, which is extremely helpful, and here are a few ideas to best help with such a scenario:

**Hand cart, Dolly … Wheel it all at once! A lot of facilities have hand carts and dollies for tenant use, you just have to ask the manager! This helps immensely with moving in rain or shine, but above all when having to move in and out in the rain. Put them all on the dolly or hand carts and cover them when wheeling to and from your vehicle.

** Tarps. Tarps are the best method to completely protect your items from the rain and they are reasonably priced at local hardware stores. Cover up all items before wheeling them out into the rain and they’ll stay dry.

** Rent a unit you can drive up next to, that way you can access the unit during the wet season and not have to worry too largely about getting your items wet. Look for a unit that has drive up access instead of a hallway.

**Cloth / old sheet.  Cover your items with old clothes, old sheets, old towels, anything old that you can use to cover your items and protect them from the rain and water damage!

** Waterproof Plywood sheets.    Placing the waterproof plywood sheets on the ground can help with moving in and out, especially if you can’t have a dolly or a hand cart and you want to make sure that your items do not come in contact with the wet ground.

**Wear Rain clothes/ Warm Clothes.  Wearing appropriate attire is nearly half the battle when loading and unloading in the rain. You don’t want to risk getting soaking wet when loading or unloading a unit!

**Bring an Umbrella Large umbrellas can help cover smaller items as you carry them in and out of the unit, while also keeping you dry!

For the best storage in Ojai, CA, Ojai Self Storage is the perfect location to store all your belongings in self storage. Staff is friendly and helpful, and they offer all important amenities needed for safe and secure storage. Call Ojai Self Storage today for more information at (805) 646-8742. Or visit the website at (https://ojaiselfstorage.com/).

2016 brings a new year and with all new years, there are exciting and endless possibilities! The world is our oyster! With the new year comes new resolutions and sticking to the resolutions is definitely a year’s effort!

One common New Year’s resolution is to become more organized at home. This could be remedied by placing unused items into storage. A lot of times we discover that we have important items that we store in our home that are taking up much-needed space, but that we hardly ever use. Family heirlooms are one great example. Another great example is old toys and items from growing children that are too sentimental to part with. Placing these items into self-storage units could free up space in the home to refine the organization.

Self-storage allows for peace of mind because the items are stored safely and can be accessed year-round. And having the extra space in the house will make it feel like your home is bigger. You can Feng Shui your home and make it feel brand new for the new year!

A great tip is that small, closet sized units are very affordable and a great way to store items, including holiday and seasonal items, that are only needed at specific times in the year. Ojai Self Storage has closet-sized units starting at under $63 per month for convenient and affordable storage. For more information on self storage in Ojai, CA call Ojai Self Storage at (805) 646-8742. Or visit the website at (https://ojaiselfstorage.com/).

by Paul Reynolds on SelfStorAll

So you need a place to store your things, but before you start investigating your options, ask yourself the following questions:

• Do I need all this stuff?
• If I got rid of some of this stuff, would I really miss them?
• When was the last time I used it? (If you can’t answer this, you should probably chuck it!)
• Does it have any sentimental or monetary value? Will this value increase with time?

The next question is what are you storing? Items such as wine, boats and vehicles all require special storage. Or if you’re storing valuable papers, you may want to ask about Heated and dry storage. Heated storage does cost more but will prevent temperature changes from damaging your belongings. So, determine which items will be stored, take inventory, make a list and have this information ready when you start calling storage companies.

Now that you know how much and what kind of stuff you’ll have to store, you need to determine the size of storage unit you will require. The information provided in this chart is pretty standard for most companies, although most companies can accommodate what you need by rearranging moveable walls.

• 5 x 5  = Small items, boxes, sports gear
• 5 x 10  = Small 1 bedroom apartment or motorcycle and gear
• 10 x 10 = 1 bedroom home
• 10 x 15 = 2-3 bedroom home
• 10 x 20 = 3-4 bedroom home
• 10 x 30 = 5 bedroom home