A self storage unit can be one of a variety of sizes and the renter pays according to the amount of space they need. To save money, some people might try to rent a small unit and stack their belongings from wall to wall and floor to ceiling. This does limit the amount of space that is needed for all of their possessions to be stored, but it also limits the accessibility that they have if they need to return to the storage unit to retrieve something. In addition, stacking everything like that can cause damage to some of the items and they will be useless to the owner when retrieved from storage. There are actually proper ways to conserve storage space while keeping everything in the self storage unit safe and accessible.

The easiest way is to pack as many things as possible into sturdy cardboard moving boxes that are close to the same size and labeled on the top and several sides. Boxes like this can be stacked well and the contents are known by the labels when someone needs to retrieve something from the storage unit. Of course, the heavier boxes should be placed at the bottom of stacks and the boxes should not be stacked higher than the person can easily reach without climbing on anything. In addition, although it may seem to waste space, it is advisable to leave a walking path between the rows of stored items. This prevents the need to crawl over things to reach something in the back, which could result in injury.