Climate-Controlled Storage vs. Traditional Storage
Climate-Controlled Storage
While there will be a certain amount of variation in the temperature range that storage facilities maintain their climate-controlled storage, at SmartLock Self-Storage we maintain our climate-controlled storage units at 80 degrees in the summer and at 60 degrees in the winter. We feel like this provides a very comfortable temperature for our tenants valuables.
Key Benefit to Climate-Controlled Storage
The key attraction and premium benefit to climate-controlled storage is with a temperature controlled environment, your belongings will not experience the extreme hot and cold temperatures that occur in the summer and winter months.
Now a downside to the benefit of temperature controlled storage is that you will be paying a premium for the storage space. That being said, climate-controlled storage can be easily justified based on what you are planning on store in your storage unit. Lets take a look at traditional or regular storage now.
Specific Items to Store in Climate-Controlled Storage
- Collectibles such as coins, stamps, comic books, historic newspapers
- Valuable electronics and electronic equipment
- Delicate scientific instruments
- Wine storage
- Delicate antique linens
- Family heirlooms
Traditional or Regular Storage
Due to the lack of temperature control, traditional storage experiences both the low temperatures of the winter as well as the high temperatures of the summer. While this is perfectly fine for the majority of your belongings, some more delicate items such as wines or electronics may be damaged by these extreme temperatures.
Key Benefit to Traditional Storage
The key attraction to traditional storage is that it is the more affordable storage solution compared to climate-controlled storage, and is more than adequate for the majority of all items that need to go into storage.