Use Portable Storage When Staging Your Home

Getting clutter out of the way is the most important part of staging a home. Whether you have important visitors coming to stay or need to prepare your house for sale, getting extra stuff out of the way will make it seem cleaner, roomier, and more inviting. Unless you have a huge attic or shed…

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How Businesses Use Portable Storage

Businesses use portable storage units for many reasons. Start-ups often need more space while they set up a permanent location and expand. Some industries have variable or mobile work environments. Whether your business needs a permanent storage solution or a quick fix during a time of flux, portable storage can help. Porta-Stor can work with…

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Fall Storage Containers

Summer is over and it’s getting cooler out. For many of us, that means it’s time to put away some tools and other items that we don’t need to use until next year. While moving belongings around in preparation for winter, fall is a great time to clean and organize the house. If you have…

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Stay Organized with Portable Storage

Sometimes life can be hectic and fast-paced. When you’re feeling overwhelmed, one of the best tips is to stay organized so everything runs smoother. Portable storage can help solve some of your problems by adding extra space, removing clutter, and helping with the organization process. Here are some ways that portable storage helps you stay…

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Ways Portable Storage Can Provide Natural Disaster Aid

Natural disasters often strike with little to no warning, causing destruction that affects thousands of families every year. Floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, and other disasters strike the United States frequently, leading the victims to worry about what to do next. Where can they take their families to be safe? What will happen to their homes and…

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Low-Interest Loans for Portable Containers on Farms

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) made an announcement that will benefit small- to mid-scale farms around the nation. Among other uses, the Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) Program will help finance extra shipping and storage with portable storage containers on farms. Although the program already provided storage options, the addition…

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Help Your Community Using Portable Storage

From donating food, clothes, and other necessities for daily life to providing temporary relief during a disaster, community service centers provide crucial help to people in need. People often think about how they can help by donating supplies or providing volunteer work. However, sometimes the problem is lack of storage space. If your local community services…

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5 Portable Storage Myths Debunked

If you’re looking into portable containers as an option for storage, you’ve probably seen troubling questions and concerns online. False information spreads quickly on the Internet, and it can seem impossible to identify the truth from the fiction. This blog will go over several myths about portable storage that are commonly brought up. Myth: There…

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Determining How Much Storage Space You Need

Whether you’re moving one room’s worth of stuff or a whole house-full, you need to have an idea of what size moving or storage container you need to fit all of your things. If you get too large of a container, you’re wasting money on unused space, and too small of a container will leave…

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How to Safely Pack Dishes and Other Breakables

Whether you’re preparing to put some items into storage or packing up everything for a move, the thought of broken dishes, glassware, and other fragile items is nerve-racking. However, with a few simple tips and methods, you can wrap up your fragile items like a pro and not have to stress over the possibility of…

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