storing camping supplies and so much more

When you have finally decided to rent a self-storage unit, you'll come across the option of climate-controlled self-storage. Typically, this type of storage costs a little more than the standard storage, that you may even be tempted to ignore it. But depending on the goods you're keeping, that could be a huge mistake. Here are four situations when you need a climate-controlled self-storage unit.

Your Items Would Be Affected by Temperature or Humidity Changes

If your items would suffer damage from temperature or humidity fluctuations, renting climate-controlled self-storage units is the only way to prevent that. In most parts of the US, temperatures can rise above 100 degrees during summers and drop below freezing during winter, while drastic changes in humidity are also experienced across seasons. Some of the items that would be affected include:

• Personal items like family heirlooms, books, documents, and photographs
• Electronic items like cameras, TVs, sound systems, and cameras
• All furniture items made from wood, wicker, leather, upholstery, or metal
• Musical instruments
• Valuable collectible items like art pieces, antiques, and wine.

Climate-controlled units keep the temperatures constant (above freezing but below 90 degrees) while maintaining humidity levels at around 55%. All your items will be safe, irrespective of the time of the year. 

You Want to Protect Your Items from Dust, Debris, and Insects

Climate-controlled self-storage units are placed inside buildings with properly insulated and sealed floors, roofs, and walls. This means no dust or dirt would get to your things. You don't have to hire cleaning services after getting your things out of the facility. 

Similarly, your things are protected from insects, including rodents, termites, and ants. This is essential when storing clothes, books, documents, sports equipment, and couches, among other things! Basically, all your items will be just like you left them, even if you stored them for a decade. 

You Are Storing Highly-Valuable Items

A highly valuable item here doesn't only refer to things with high price tags. It includes items that may not be worth a lot financially but have high sentimental value. It could be a couch you inherited from your granny or some customized pillows you received as a gift on your graduation. 

The worst thing that could happen is these items getting damaged while you're away. Therefore, keep them safe in a climate-controlled self-storage unit for your peace of mind. 

You Will Not Be Checking on Your Things for a While

Perhaps you're looking for storage space because you got a job assignment in another state and won't be back for a year or more. Or, maybe you're moving overseas to study and don't know when you'll be back. 

In such cases, you won't be checking on your things for a while. But you still need to ensure that they'll be in the same condition as you left them when you come back. So, keep them in a climate-controlled self-storage unit, so you don't have to worry about what's happening while you're away. 

For more information, contact a local company like Route 88 Storage.