Keeping Tabs On What’s In Your Storage Unit
When you use a storage unit to keep your belongings, it can be easy to lose track of the items that you once tucked away in this space. Though it may not seem like a huge deal to pack the unit to the brim and forget it, all of these items that you’ve stored are things that you want to keep! With that being said, it can be incredibly overwhelming when you know you’ve packed something in the unit, and you are unable to find it.
In today’s blog post, the team at EZ Storage® is going to take some time to go over a few of the ways that you can keep track of what’s inside of your storage unit. These tips are designed to help keep your unit organized, minimize clutter, and make finding items so much easier. Let’s get started.
Create an Inventory
The best way to keep track of what you have going in your storage unit is to create an inventory of all the items that will be going into storage — pretty straight forward. Now, you can make your inventory as detailed as you’d like. If you want to know every single item that’s going into your storage unit, anticipate setting aside some time to do just that. It’s not a quick and easy task for many, but if you want to be able to know exactly what is inside of your storage unit and where to find it, this is the best way to do so.
Take Pictures
If you are someone that wants a detailed inventory without having to write everything down, taking a photograph of the items before you place them in a box is a much quicker way to document the items. If this is the route that you plan to take, we do suggest still labeling the box and including it in the picture so that you know what type of box you’re looking for. Once you’ve finished taking pictures of all of the items and boxes that will be going into the storage unit, upload them to your computer and create a file. You can also add them to Google Drive so that they’re saved to the cloud and easy to access wherever you may be!
Label Your Boxes
One of the very first things that you’re going to need to do when you start packing up items to put into your storage unit is to organize your items and put them into similar categories. Once you’ve done that, you want to put similar items in the same box, and label them accordingly. If the items that are going into that box are specific items that you’re going to want to find quickly later on, we’ve got a great tip for you!
Type out a list of the items that are inside of the box and tape it on the side of the box that you’re going to see first. Now, when you’re in the storage unit looking at different boxes, you can quickly determine whether the box you’re holding is the one that has the item you’re looking for, or if you need to move on to the next box.
Download an App
Keeping tabs on what’s going into a storage unit is a universal problem, which means that someone has most certainly made an app to help with this problem. In fact, various apps have been made specifically for organizing what’s going into a unit and where it is. If you’re someone who is technologically savvy and you prefer to electronically document everything, an app is a fantastic option! Some of the most popular storage unit tracking apps are:
- Magic Home Inventory
- Sortly
- Home Inventory
- Encircle
These apps are all easy to download, easy to use, and will make getting items in and out of your storage unit, a breeze!
Contact EZ Storage® Today
If you’re looking for a storage unit in the Philadelphia area, EZ Storage® has got you covered! We offer a variety of unit sizes so that you can find a unit that suits your storage needs. Feel free to contact our team today to get a quote on a unit or for any questions that you may have. We are always more than happy to help!
