Would you purchase a storage unit online if the facility was 100 miles away?

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It really depends on the unit, but for the most part it'll need to be a special unit..

If you're one of the lucky few that have a 17 ft box truck at your disposal (They would be more inclined). Truck Rentals aren't cheap you're talking about $250-$300 round trip to rent one (best case scenario), so you'll have to tack that on to your costs.

It'll be hard for me, I don't have the set-up to load anything larger then a 5x10 stuffed in one trip.  Locally, the size doesn't really matter to me, I can make multiple trips.

 

My first and only unit online was just under 100 miles away, I live in a small town in the middle of nowhere that has maybe 6-10 auctions a year between 5-6 facilities, my only other options are about 100 miles away.

If I see a unit that I really want that is more than 200 miles away, I'll try to win a few more units to make the trip worth it. About a year ago, I bought 5 online units in Dallas. 1 unit was tiny, 2 were 5X10 and the other two were 10X10. Luckily, I got it all into one 26" U-Haul, although it was like a game of Tetris making it all fit.

How much did you pay for the uhaul?

How much did you pay for the uhaul?

U-Haul has a deal where you get a 26" truck, 2 days and 100 miles for $99, plus .89 each additional mile. They won't tell you about it, you have to ask for it, and it's only on one-way rentals.  Plus, you get 1 month free storage rental (any size). So, to answer your question, about $200 minus $100 in free storage, so my actual cost is only about $100 for a 200 mile trip. I used to rent two 26" trucks every week to move my merchandise, so this deal saved me a lot of money. 

So how do you get away with the one way rental, when some place is 100 miles away?

So how do you get away with the one way rental, when some place is 100 miles away?

I hitchhike. Kidding, of course. Usually, I'll take my wife with me and I'll have her drive the car back.

So you have to factor in gas for 200 miles on a round trip in the car...

Just curious, because seems like less of a headache to rent for  1 way, when you can do roundtrip and it probably doesn't cost that much more.

So you have to factor in gas for 200 miles on a round trip in the car...

Just curious, because seems like less of a headache to rent for  1 way, when you can do roundtrip and it probably doesn't cost that much more.

Well, in this case, round trip, it would be an extra $200 in mileage + extra gas on a vehicle that only gets 8-10 miles per gallon; whereas, 1 way would just be the extra cost of gas for your personal vehicle. I think I spent about $60-70 in gas for my SUV (roundtrip.) 

But you had to drag your wife along also, for at least 6 hours of her time... What is that worth?

But you had to drag your wife along also, for at least 6 hours of her time... What is that worth?

Savings in labor = $100. Cost for her meals = $30. Waking her up at 6:00 AM to go clean out some storage units. Priceless! 

Savings in labor = $100. Cost for her meals = $30. Waking her up at 6:00 AM to go clean out some storage units. Priceless! 

Complaining -$200, No Action for a week - $500, Making fun of you if it's a dead unit -$250, Making you sight see and spend extra $$$ - $150

Complaining -$200, No Action for a week - $500, Making fun of you if it's a dead unit -$250, Making you sight see and spend extra $$$ - $150

I don't see how that's much different from what I get when we're at home.