I have a single 10x10 ft^2 unit for $165/mo. Too expensive, and I’m considering building a building on my property. Anyone near DC interested in storage, if I do? Prices would be far lower than commercial. - Alex
On Sep 12, 2023, at 9:04 PM, Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Northern VA, I-81, or Northern VA, I-95? Sounds like a road trip from Southern PA here, Z!
On Tue, Sep 12, 2023, 7:40 PM Alexander Pierson via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
I've had a storage unit in the boonies far enough away from the Northern VA suburbs for the past decade to keep costs down. It was mainly to house the stuff my dad gave me when he downsized and moved up north, so it was a mix of all sorts of things, plus my then-meager vintage computing collection. I'm paying about 2 grand a year for a climate controlled 10x20 unit, which is close enough to visit in a ~75 minute drive each way. It's some local company, rather than a big name franchise.
Since moving from a tiny condo to a larger townhouse in 2020, a significant portion of stuff came out of storage. However, I'm overdue to find a crew of able-bodied folks to help me pull everything out, sort through it, repack the stuff that stays, and pitch some of the crap. Maybe I can reduce to a smaller unit, who knows. There's a handful of stuff I've been slowly offloading at VCFs as my interests have focused on specific things.
-Alexander 'Z' Pierson On Monday, September 11, 2023 at 06:37:48 PM EDT, David Gesswein via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Enterprise truck was the best I found for liftgate trucks. Not sure if the one I rented was rated for 3000 pounds or is that in multiple separate units?
16' lift gate $89/day $.29 per mile with 300 free miles.
On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 04:17:15PM -0400, Ethan O'Toole via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I still have a storage unit in Norfolk VA. It's maybe 10x10 or 10x15 max.
It's just some left over stuff, but the one computer in it weighs around 3000 pounds so I need to use a truck with a liftgate to move it. In addition to that, Star Wars vector sit down arcade game, some relay racks, some white boards, etc. Truck would cost around $800 I think to move from Norfolk to Northern VA, rental and fuel? So I haven't done it yet. Storage will be same price or more where I live.
I mean if VCF wanted to put the computer on display... would be cool to have it running on display (208-240v @ 90 amp service, but really draws maybe 12 amps or so as I recall.) Software kernel panics on boot. Not sure it's exciting to watch.
OK. Now I have to ask, what percentage of fellow list members have at least one storage place, defined by "not in my house or apartment" that you pay for each month to store stuff including at least some vintage computer gear? b