Storing stuff in Vancouver, BC, self storage or pods??

December 6, 2007 1:05 AM

I must pack up my daughter's Vancouver BC west end studio apartment and store her stuff for around 3 months. Need recommendations - pods or self storage units? Companies to use, conpanies to avoid. (I'm in Seattle) Plan to hire movers from Craigslist. Any advice graciously appreciated. Need to do this before the end of December. Thanks!
posted by lois1950 to Grab Bag (3 answers total)

There's a lot of information on specific companies at movingscam.com. We're moving across the country and used the reviews in the message boards to choose a company. And even though you plan to hire movers from Craigslist, I highly recommend looking at the moving help reviews on emove.com. The page is run by U-Haul, but for our area they had a ton of review of independent loaders. Getting people who know what they're doing can make a huge difference in your experience.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 1:48 AM on December 6, 2007

You may want to separate stuff that might not fare too well in a cold or damp environment and store it elsewhere.
posted by JJ86 at 6:12 AM on December 6, 2007

I've seen this company's pods outside West End apartments relatively frequently. It certainly has the advantage of making moving back in quite easy. Unless your daughter has access to a large vehicle, making countless trips to a self-storage (or renting a moving truck for the day) can be quite unpleasant.

You may want to separate stuff that might not fare too well in a cold or damp environment and store it elsewhere.

Seconding that. Even the best storage units are going to be quite damp in the winter (as you're well aware, living in Seattle) and three months in that can do some pretty serious damage. Alternatively, you might be able to have climate-sensitive belongings vacuum bagged.
posted by Nelsormensch at 9:20 AM on December 6, 2007