Storing Seasonal Outdoor Items

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outdooritemsHaving a home in a region that has extreme differences in its seasonal temperatures and levels of precipitation can cause a family to accumulate quite a few different outdoor tools and pieces of equipment that are meant to only be used during a few months of each year. For example, things such as lawnmowers and bikes are of little use when there is constant snow on the ground and things such as snow shovels and sleds are purposeless in the warm summer months. Rather than having all of these things stored somewhere in or around the home, a self storage unit can be used for the items that will not be used for the current season. As the seasons change, the items in the self storage unit can be exchanged with those that were left out.

The self storage units come in all sizes and some can even accommodate a large riding mower as well as all of the other warm season tools and entertaining equipment that a family may have scattered around the house. Of course, if a riding mower or other fuel powered tool or piece of equipment is to be placed in a self storage unit, the manager of the storage facility will request that the fuel be drained and stored off of their premises in order to decrease the probability of a fire spreading throughout the entire facility. For the same reason, propane tanks on outdoor grills need to be removed before the grill can be placed in the storage unit.

To make the switch of cold weather and warm weather items easier and more complete, a list of things that are to be put in storage for each season can be made. By doing this, there is less of a chance that something will be left behind during the switch and someone will have to make a separate trip to put it in storage. Some of the items that are best stored at the end of the warmer months include such things as bikes and children's riding toys, patio furniture, grills, lawnmowers, hedge trimmers, swimming or boating gear, and gardening tools. The list of possible items to put in a self storage unit at the end of the cold, snowy months could include such things as sleds, snow shovels, snow blowers, salt pellets for sidewalks, skiing or snowboarding equipment, and tire chains used for traction when driving.