Your Guide to Boat and RV Storage
Lack of space to store a boat or RV should not prevent someone from owning one. Storage facilities offer a safe and secure space for rig owners to store their precious cargo.
Are you a new rig owner looking for boat and RV storage, or just looking to switch facilities? Let’s take a look at some of the options that might be good possibilities for you.
Climate-Controlled Storage
If you are looking for best of the best storage for your boat or RV, look for a facility that offers climate-controlled storage. Climate control keeps your rig safe from excess heat and cold temperatures.
Indoor Storage
Keep your boat or RV protected from the wind, rain, snow, sun, and other elements by choosing a facility that has an indoor storage option for your rig.
If you have a tall sailboat or large Class A RV, indoor RV storage facilities that can accommodate a rig your size may be challenging to find.
Storage Yards
A storage yard is great because it is often the most affordable and most common type of boat and RV storage. The downside to a storage yard is that it is completely outdoors and your boat or RV will be susceptible to the elements through every season and type of weather.
One way to overcome the elements is to use a full coverage boat or RV cover which will shield it from the harsh sun, frigid snow, bird droppings, and everything in between. Tire covers for your boat trailer or RV will be another layer of protection for your investment.
Covered Storage
A covered storage yard for boats and RVs is a happy medium from storage yards and climate-controlled or indoor storage. Covered storage RV storage blocks the sun from damaging your rig, and also the snow from blanketing on top.
Close To Home
Storage yards are everywhere, so why choose one that is far from your house? Having your boat or RV in a storage area close to home would mean that you could easily go check on it at any time.
Close To The Water
For boat owners, hauling their boats from the storage facility to the water can be time-consuming, and use an excessive amount of gas. When your boatyard is close to the body of water that you prefer, it can be a blessing.
Home Storage
For many people, storing their boat or RV at home is not an option for a variety of reasons. Those that live in an apartment, condo, home with a small yard or driveway, or live in an area that does not allow residents to store their boat or RV at their home need to find another option for storage when their rig is not in use.
However, for those that can store their boat or RV at their home, a cover or a large portable shed would be helpful for protection.
Check on Pest Control
One major worry of those months when your rig is in storage is getting invaded by pests. Whether it be bugs, rodents, or other unwelcome animals, you do not want anything getting into your boat or RV.
You can only do so much sealing up and internal pest control if the problem is raging in the storage yard.
Security is a Must Have
Because your boat or RV will not be stored at your home, you will want to be reassured that it will be safe from theft or burglary.
Check with the storage yard on what their security precautions are. Most do not have round-the-clock staff on the grounds, so don’t expect that.
What you will most likely find are gates that lock and require codes or keys to keep out intruders from lurking around. Storage yards should also have security cameras to keep the premises more secure and record any suspicious activity.
Go with Good Reviews
A storage facility is only as good as their reviews. Look for online reviews to give you insight as to how reputable the facility is, how friendly the staff is, and how happy the other customers are overall before choosing a facility.
If you can not find reviews on the facility, it may mean that they are too new to have gotten reviews, or that their clientele is not the type to give reviews.
Give it a Deep Cleaning
Do not let your rig go into storage without a thorough cleaning. You want everything to be fresh and ready to go when you pull it out of storage next season.
Remove any food from the fridge and cabinets. This will prevent the food from spoiling and inviting critters in.
Clean all surfaces including countertops, tables, seats, bathrooms, and floors. Lastly, the experts say to crack a vent or a window to prevent stale air and mildew from forming.
Winterizing Your Rig
Before your boat or RV goes into storage for the season, do not forget to winterize it or prep it properly.
Winterizing will depend on which type of rig you have and how advanced its automatic winterizing features are.
You will want to give attention to the water and plumbing system, electrical system, HVAC, and internal and external batteries before storage.
The Bonus of Storage Units
We all have extra stuff at our home that we are not using and could utilize a storage unit to get the piles out of our way. When a storage facility can accommodate both our boat and RV and provide us with a storage unit, we are scoring big time.
Using one location for all of your storage needs will prevent you from running all over town to check in on your items in storage. It will also give you the advantage of only having to pay for one facility and may even get you a discount for bundling.
Off-Season Boat and RV Storage
With all of this insight, you will be ready to choose your boat and RV storage facility for the off-season. Whether you choose something indoor and climate-controlled, or a simple outdoor storage yard, Eagle Drive Boat RV Self Storage & Office Warehouses is there to take your call and answer any questions that you might have about the storage that they offer.
