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  • 2 Tire Storage Tips To Avoid Towing A Storage Trailer With Under-Inflated Tires

    Purchasing a storage trailer allows you the convenience of being able to transport additional items while on the road. You can use the trailer for anything from camping to moving. In order to ensure that your storage trailer is functioning correctly, it is important to practice good habits when storing your trailer tires. Storage trailers tires that are poorly stored can result in underinflated tires. These tires are extremely dangerous to drive with since they can fall off or cause overheating.
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  • Have A Christmas Ornament Collection That Is Always Growing? How To Keep It Safe In Storage

    Christmas is a joyous time full of delicious meals, classic movies, cold weather, and the act of giving. Decorating around the house is common for households around the world. Christmas lights, figurines, movies, wreaths, garlands, and ornaments are some things that you may have in your collection. You may have a strong love for ornaments and have continued to collect them through the years. But, if you need to put them in storage, at least until winter comes, you should know how to keep them safe until then.
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  • Vintage Fisher Price Little People – Properly Store Them For Future Use

    Fisher Price Little People sets from the 70's still have a huge fan-base. Most adults at this time can remember playing with these awesome toy sets as children themselves, with their kids or with their grand-kids. Today, the toys are getting harder to find and pretty valuable. If you have your Little People sets that you want to hold onto for your kids or your grand-kids, you must make sure that they are stored properly to ensure they come out in perfectly playable condition when you're ready for them.
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  • Tips For Protecting Your Stuff From Insects While Using A Storage Unit

    If you need to have some of your things stored in a rented storage unit, you might want to consider the bugs that can make their way in and destroy your property. Even if the empty unit that you looked at looks clean and pest free, you never know when insects will find their way in. To protect your stuff as best as possible, you will want to make sure that you are making use of the following suggestions.
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  • 3 Tips For Organizing Your Self Storage Unit

    If you want to make sure that you are getting the best use out of your self storage unit, you will need to become better organized. To help you with this, you might want to take a few moments to review the following helpful tips. Organize With Colorful Plastic Bins You will want to head out to your local department store and purchase plastic bins with lids in a wide variety of colors.
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  • Preparing, Packing And Storing Your Model Cars, Trucks And Planes

    Building and collecting model cars, trucks and planes is something a lot of people enjoy. When these collections outgrow the space you have to store them, you have the option of packing some of them up and putting them in storage. When done properly, the models that you have spent hours completing can be stored for several years with little concern of damage occurring. Take Inventory Creating a digital inventory will help you in two ways – it will help you keep your collection organized, and you will be able to look back on what you have made over the years.
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  • Why A Shopping Addict Can Benefit From A Storage Unit Rental

    Have you developed a love for shopping and it's beginning to overcrowd your house? There is no reason for you to stop shopping just to reserve space in your house. All you have to do is start putting stuff inside of a storage unit rental so you can collect all of the merchandise that you want. Below, discover the various benefits that you can take advantage of with a storage unit rental (from an outlet such as Statewide Self Storage).
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  • Keeping Items In Storage Free From Pests

    If you are planning on placing some of your personal belongings into a self storage unit, you will want to take steps in making sure they are protected from rodents and insects. While self storage units are pretty much sealed from damaging intruders, there is still a chance your unit could have a void that is undetectable when you move items in. There is also a chance of you bringing the invaders in yourself. Here are some tips to use when packing your items as well as some precautionary steps to take when placing them into the self storage unit to help keep pests out.
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  • Tips For Buying A Storage Unit

    Self-storage units are pretty commonly used by individuals who just need a little bit of extra storage space. In general, these units are rented at a specialized facility, where they can be accessed by the current renter. However, you might be more interested in buying a unit for your own safekeeping, such as a storage unit that you might want to keep on your property. Here are some tips that you should keep in mind for such a situation:
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  • Tips On Protecting Your Car During Winter Storage

    Winter can be brutal on your car, with freezing temperatures, snow buildup, animal infestation and salt damage all quite capable of wreaking havoc on your car while in storage. If you are planning on storing your car this winter, read on for car winterizing tips to help protect the finish, tires and interior. Protecting the finish and interior Before putting your car in storage, give it a thorough scrubbing with a non-abrasive towel and soapy water so as to remove any dirt particles, bird droppings, tree sap and other contaminates that could gradually corrode the finish or scratch the paint while you put on the car cover.
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