On Another Note: Storing Your Musical Instrument

On Another Note: Storing Your Musical Instrument The San Jose Jazz Winter Fest is just around the corner, and that got us thinking about instrument storage. Unlike other household items you may keep in storage, a musical instrument is a delicate thing. If you’re a...

The Crawl Space: Is it a Storage Option?

The Crawl Space: Is it a Storage Option? About a decade ago, we moved to Portland, Oregon from Minneapolis. After visiting my wife’s parents here a few times, we decided we could live with the rain instead of the -20 below wind chill, snow, and mosquitoes. As we...

What to Consider When Storing Your RV

What to Consider When Storing Your RV Camping can be great fun. And if you’re like me, the only way to camp is in an RV. You get to step right out into a beautiful, natural setting, with the smell of pine and campfires streaming through your nostrils. There is no...

How to Preserve Family Memorabilia

How to Preserve Family Memorabilia Recently, my brother had a milestone birthday. Rather than buying yet another gadget or device he didn’t need, I wanted to do something memorable for him. I eventually settled on the idea of making a video slideshow. How (Not to)...

How to Organize and Store Your Collection

How to Organize and Store Your Collection As a kid, I would spend countless hours sorting my baseball card collection. I loved to lay out all the cards on the floor of my bedroom and go through them one by one, looking at the facts and figures on the back of the cards...

Does your Business Startup Need Storage Space?

Does your Business Startup Need Storage Space? Almost 5.5 million businesses were started 2023, according to the U.S. Census. That’s a lot of businesses. And with starting a business comes the need for space. But as most small business owners can attest, the budget...