Comments on: Cheap storage in Bay Area?

Question: Cheap storage in Bay Area?

ikkyu2 — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:13:16 -0800

Cheap storage in the Bay Area?

I'd like to rent a closet-sized space (maybe 5'x5') in the Bay Area to store some stuff for a year or two. Stuff's not valuable, just needs to be out of the rain. Don't need 24-hour access. Public Storage in San Pablo costs $44/month. Can the hive mind find something cheaper? (Nearer to the east end of GG Park, my neighborhood, is also a plus.)

By: ClaudiaCenter

ClaudiaCenter — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:25:34 -0800

Kennedy Van and Storage is pretty cheap, but not much cheaper than what you found.

By: judith

judith — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:47:33 -0800

I researched this about 4 months ago and was unable to find anything at that size with relatively good access within the city limits under $85/month.

By: quadog

quadog — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:20:20 -0800

Door-to-Door (in Burlingame?) is all right if you don't need fast access to the stuff and was about as cheap as I could find on the peninsula. DO NOT use U-Haul storage on Bayshore Drive. I had some stuff stolen out of there when I first moved out here. I'm confident it was an inside job.

By: serazin

serazin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:54:18 -0800

I wonder if you'd have better luck craigslisting for someone's garage? Although I guess that's pretty sketchy. Maybe a friend-of-a-friend's garage?

By: ikkyu2

ikkyu2 — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:36:40 -0800

Thanks for your answers, folks. I guess that's just what it costs to store stuff these days.

This stuff isn't worth $500 a year - it'd cost less than that to toss it all and replace it - so I guess that's what I'll do!

By: ClaudiaCenter

ClaudiaCenter — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:47:30 -0800

MeFi yard sale!!!!!!!!!! I'll come, I promise!

By: drstein

drstein — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:35:27 -0800

freecycle time!