Some items are very handy to keep around, such as tarps, WD40, and portable storage containers, but we rarely seem to think of these more random things when we are at the store. Squeaky doors and wheels annoy us every time we hear them, until we are finally at a super-center or home improvement store and we forget entirely to grab that WD40 before we check out. Tarps are used for anything from camping to painting, and yet when was the last time you went out and bought a tarp? Portable storage containers are even less likely to pop up in your mind because we tend to focus on the items that we would keep in portable storage containers rather than the container itself.

People use portable storage containers for all sorts of things. A mother might use portable storage containers to keep all of her sons’ sports equipment organized in the garage. Or maybe she keeps her wrapping paper tucked away for those special holidays in flat, elongated portable storage containers. The key factors here are the types of material used to make the container and the size or shape of the objects that you plan to store in it.

Perhaps the most popular, and most useful types of portable storage containers, are called commonly referred to as “pods.” Pods are extremely useful if you need to put a large amount of stuff, or simply large objects such as furniture, into storage for a significant period of time. For example, if you decide to travel for a while, you may want to pack up all of your things into a pod and put it in a storage facility so that you are not paying rent for such a large amount of time while you cannot even be home.

The cost of storage is much lower than the cost of rent, and this can be a very convenient means of moving should your travels take you to a new area that you simply can not bear to leave. If you have already packed all of your important belongings into portable storage containers you can easily have all of your items transported to your new home without having to add extra travel time and expenses. With a couple simple phone calls, your pod can be shipped anywhere in the country, and then, depending on the situation, anywhere in the world.