Surviving a natural disaster: A guide to using a self storage unit to your advantage

With shows like “The Walking Dead” portraying a zombie apocalypse, threats of the end of the world for 2012 and natural disasters such as earthquakes and wildfires, you can never be too careful.

While storing gigantic cases of water, tin cans and a flashlight seem like just enough, in the event of an a natural disaster, most likely, you will not be safe in your house. While houses are built strongly nowadays because of earthquakes, there is always that chance that it’ll be YOUR house that is destroyed. This is where self storage units come into play.

The advantages of using Mountain Storage units for your own personal survival stash are:

Flexible options for space: With 400 units ranging in size from 5x5 to10x28, you can pick the right unit for your storage needs!

Security: Our site is fenced and lit, with professional management on-site. Top of the line digital video surveillance and door alarms on each unit provide excellent security, to give you peace of mind. We provide you with your own individual code for use with our controlled gate access system.

Payment Options: Ojai Self Storage allows you to pay in advance for your storage unit so you can pay to keep that unit for years, which will help in the event of a disaster.

Locations: Mountain Storage is located nearby in the nearby Crestline, 92325 area, so there’s no need to travel too far for your storage needs.

Summer turns into Fall with the help of extra inventory

Summertime is around the corner, but for retail businesses, this means one thing:  Fall Collection. Having worked in retail myself, I can tell you that beyond having seasonal appropriate clothing, clothing stores also get the next season’s collection in early and where do you think they’re going to store that extra inventory?

There comes a point where the back of the clothing store can no longer take all the extra retail in all those boxes and you have to find an alternative. As a retail business, if you transfer your extra inventory to another branch of your business, then your branch is losing money. A better suggestion for housing your extra inventory would be to check out the unit sizes available at "Mountain Storage". We have a wide variety of storage units to fit the needs of large and small business.  Our storage facility is conveniently located in Crestline, CA, 92325.

Storage units are convenient for retail business owners with extra inventory. This is because they are rented on a monthly basis, which makes it less costly for business owners who don’t know the amount of time they will need to house this extra inventory. Additionally, storage units come in a wide variety of sizes to suit your needs, so whether you’re housing a few boxes or a whole season’s worth of clothing, you have choices. Furthermore, many self storage units offer climate controlled storage units. Climate control protects against severe temperature changes and fights moisture, which will help to preserve your clothing.

Give those buckling shelves in your stock room a break and check out our storage units today!

Summer plans for your self storage?

As we approach summertime, countless 20 something year olds are wondering “what am I going to do with my belongings over the summer?” There is always the option of “Mom and Dad’s Storage Unit” aka the family garage or attic, however, what if you don’t have that choice? What if your mom and dad converted that garage into a new gym (now that you’re not around, they have time to exercise!) and you have no space for all of your acquired belongings? That’s where self storage units come in. Not only are self storage units affordable but they are convenient too.

Having a self storage unit would be great to store last year’s text books, seasonal clothing, old trophies and any other items that don’t fit within your dorm. If you can find a self storage facility located close to your college, you can easily go back and forth between your unit and your dorm room, saving you the long trip of driving to mom and dad’s house. Additionally, it’s your storage unit, so you can organize it any way you like and more importantly, mom is not going to come in and “re-arrange some things” so it looks cleaner.

Just a tip: if you find yourself on a student budget, you can always rent a storage unit with your friends/dorm-mate and split the costs.

If you opt to rent a storage facility, please keep this information in mind:

·         Storage facilities, especially near large campuses, get booked fast as summer approaches, so make plans to reserve a unit well in advance.

·         Do not just throw your items inside the storage unit. Properly organize your belongings in labeled boxes so that you have easy accessibility to what you need to find.

·         Leave room in boxes of clothing for ventilation. Also, do not forget to wash your clothes after recovering them from the storage unit.

Check out your options for storage units at our storage facility: https://ecom.quikstor.com/mountainselfstorage/ShowAvailableUnits.aspx?action=rent