Self Storage – Air Conditioned Unit or Non-Air Conditioned Unit

If you are like me then you undoubtedly have amore than a few things cluttering up your home and it may be time for you to consider renting a self-storage unit. Once you have sized up just how much stuff you need to store and you have figured out the perfect size unit for that stuff you still have one more very important decision to make.

That decision is one that will be asked as soon as you go to the self-storage facility of your choice, ‘Do you want an outside unit or a temperature control unit?’ So what’s the difference? In layman’s terms an outside unit has no air conditioning and a temperature control unit does. Oh, and the unit with air conditioning is going to cost you more money. Why? The storage unit facility will be paying more to cool off you stuff and you can bet that they will pass that on to you.

Which unit you need is really a personal preference but it usually is dictated by what you are storing. For example, if you were storing antique furniture that you don’t want getting exposed to major summer heat, then you would obviously not want a unit that is not temperature controlled. On the flip side, you probably don’t want to pay the extra money for a temperature controlled unit if all you are storing is lawn equipment such as a lawn mower and weed whacker that would normally be stored in a garage or shed anyway.

A good rule of thumb is asking yourself where the items that are going to storage were kept before. If they were stored inside your house, then you may want to go with a temperature controlled storage unit, but if the items were stored I the garage, attic, or shed, then a hotter outside unit will probably suffice. Again, it is a personal preference, but knowing what to consider may assist you in making your choice.

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