Living in an Oroville apartment complex and being an independent remodeler might not sound like something that is feasible to do, but I found that renting an Oroville storage unit makes it easier. I did not like keeping my tools and equipment in the storage area that was located in the apartment building basement. Lugging everything up and down the stairs was difficult because much of it was heavy and awkward to carry. Besides that, I have hundreds of dollars worth of tools and equipment and I was worried that the basement storage area was not secure enough since the walls were wooden and they didn't reach from floor to ceiling. Storing everything in my truck wasn't very logical either. I didn't always need everything and I often needed room in my truck to pick up lumber or other supplies for the job I was working on that day.

I did some research and visited several Oroville self storage facilities to be sure that they could suit my needs. I was very impressed with the security measures that most of them have in place, like key code access gates to the property and security cameras strategically placed all over the property. I liked that the Oroville storage units were completely separated by walls and the only way to enter each one was through a roll up door, similar to a garage door. The managers told me that I would use my own lock on the door so even they would not have access to my things.