When considering a move into either a smaller residence or a senior living facility, the question of what to do with a lifetime of important belongings always comes up. Sometimes retirement homes will offer on-site storage for members, but it’s rarely enough room, and nor does it have appropriate security or address environmental concerns like climate control.

At Simple Storage, we’re happy to offer storage for senior citizens who are either downsizing or just relocating. Let Simple Storage do the work for you, and rest easy knowing that your belongings are not only safe and secure, but available to you with one simple phone call.

Evidence exists that indicates public self storage facilities were available as far back as ancient China. In the United States, the self storage industry has grown by leaps and bounds for the past four decades, with close to 50,000 facilities in the US alone. Between 2000 and 2005, 3,000 new facilities were opened.

In the beginning, self storage was very basic. You rented a unit, secured it with a padlock and that was that. But in recent years we’ve seen the addition of air conditioning, climate control, enhanced security systems and more. Now there are specialized self storage facilities that cater specifically to business storage, restaurant storage, wine storage, fine art and even perishable food storage with the help of lockers kept at freezing temperatures.

Now, Simple Storage is the next step in the self storage model. Our goal has been to fix many of the inherent problems that we saw with self storage. The inconvenience, the time commitment, the unrealistic expense. Especially with the current economy, it’s harder for people to justify moving into larger homes, yet everyone still seems to accumulate more “stuff.”

We like the idea that we’ve come up with and we love working with our customers. But if you can think of any way for us to make it even easier for you, please email nick@simplestorage.com or matt@simplestorage.com. We love hearing from people.