University Student Storage Tips

During college years, students are on the move – again and again. “Where am I going to put all this stuff” during break or my year overseas? Here are our tips for self storage during university term and semester break.

University Student Storage Tips

Student Storage

Students should look for a self storage facility that is close to their campus. Along with proximity, it is important to ensure that the self-storage facility should offer 7 days access so that one can retrieve their items whenever they want.

With North Vancouver’s wild weather, students need a place out of the rain and with reasonably low humidity. Otherwise, books and electronics may be damaged by high humidity.

Use good quality strong boxes. Books are very heavy, so use only smaller boxes to pack.

Consider sharing a locker or storage unit with a friend and cut your costs. However, it is important to be very clear on who is paying and when.

Never store food, and if you put a microwave in, clean it completely. Otherwise, ants, roaches and pests will be all over your stuff when you collect it back.

Keep a list of what they have packed in numbered boxes so if you want to retrieve just a few things, the “Search for the Lost Ark” won’t take too long.

North Shore Mini Storage is a short drive from Capilano University, with great student rates, contact us today.

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Mike Olsen

18:58 16 Oct 19

This is inexpensive storage that operates 100% as advertised - they do not offer 24/7 access and do not charge 24/7 access pricing. They are incredibly responsive to requests to unlock doors and provide access. It is not fancy but if you need a clean, dry place to store your stuff, you can't beat these guys. Don't expect bells and/or whistles but you also won't be paying for them.

Dave Shirlaw

01:54 10 Jun 19

Have to phone to have buildings unlocked. Annoying.

megan chow

23:06 21 May 19

sara ~

01:04 25 Sep 18

Prices are 1/2 the price of other storage units but it shuts down (locked gates) from 10 am - 6 pm except if you have the enormous ground level outside facing units. Those hours are impossible. The technology getting items up to the second story is an actual forklift thats made stationary. You balance your items up the forklift (and you raise the wooden pallet up yourself) Then you must walk up stairs and hope their is a dolly available to wind precariously around tiny turning hallways. Budget carpentry and ancient carpet in the units. The trolleys sound and feel like their from 1980's and are either coached to disobey or they keep their own counsel. They say its secure but I had a neighbor pick something up and they weren't even asked for permission. I explicitly stated only I was to have access. They said they do not let it happen. The locks are your own, but the flip closure is attached by 3/4 wood screws easily and possibly quite quietly could be opened and emptied with no one batting an eye. A kid could detach it with anything. They have "24 hour security" which means a guy lives on site. Does he/she have CCTV access? Probably not, nor would you want that job. Are there motion sensors? Not likely as sometimes the lights won't turn on and finding a switch in the straggly wandering corridors is impossible. They do not offer insurance. You have to sign forms saying all the things you will and won't do, but they are not liable if anything happens: theft, fire, water, vandals, pests etcSo despite all those complaints, its still 4/5 only because of the prices.