Storing A Boat
The long-term storage of a boat, much like that of a car or motorcycle, can be a time-staking process. Whether you’re storing a fishing boat, sailboat, ski boat or even a yacht, the more work you put...
View ArticleStoring A Refrigerator: 4 Steps To Minimize Potential Damage
A refrigerator is one of the most common appliances that people need to put in self-storage. At SpareFoot, our call center gets at least one customer per day who calls about storing a fridge. Luckily,...
View ArticleEmergency Food Storage For The Zombie Apocalypse
Emergency food storage is an extremely interesting topic for me for two reasons. First, I kind of consider myself a foodie. I’m no Anthony Bourdain, but I have read enough Yelp reviews to know what...
View ArticleGuns In Self-Storage Units: A Tough Shot
Since my last blog post concerned emergency food storage, specifically for zombie-related emergencies, it’s time to discuss the other essential component of surviving a widespread zombie infection:...
View ArticleFamily Photo Storage: How To Prevent Scratches, Fading, Water Damage
This summer, the central Texas region experienced a serious drought that culminated in extremely destructive wildfires that raged through most of September. Although the fires didn’t reach our office...
View ArticleHow to Store a Mattress
It’s a common saying (especially in mattress store advertisements) that your mattress is one of your most important assets because you spend about a third of your life there. A mattress may cost you...
View ArticleThe Ten Commandments of IKEA Furniture: Part 1
This is part one of a two-part series about how to build IKEA and other ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture. Click here for Part 2. When it comes to budget furniture, nobody does it better than IKEA....
View ArticleThe Ten Commandments of IKEA Furniture: Part 2
This is Part 2 of a two-part series about IKEA and other brands of flat-pack, ready-to-assemble furniture. For commandments 1 through 5, please refer to Part 1. 6. Thou Shalt Employ Only One Assembler...
View ArticleSpareFoot’s Guide to Long-Term Bicycle Storage
There are a lot of reasons a bike gets put away for months or years–off-seasons, injuries, spare bikes that go unused. And whether you’re throwing the bike in a shed, garage, storage unit or spare...
View ArticleThe Best Coffee Shops in Austin
If you ask a completely random Austinite about his or her favorite coffee shop, you’ll probably get a completely random answer. The cup runneth over with literally hundreds of shops in the city that...
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