When I lived in apartments I had to rent one to store my bike, snowboard gear, racks for my truck, and my 17' sea kayak, it sucked because the cost of a year of a unit was equal to buying a new kayak each season. Glad I have a house w/a garage now.

When I would go to get my kayak to go paddling, I'd see people's units open with just tons of shit: particle board furniture, bags and bags of baby clothes, literally garbage.

And yes, I held on to stupid shit too because I had the space in the storage unit, but then I'd have to lug that crap to the next place I lived (and to a new storage unit). Now I'm all about downsizing to the bare essentials, but it's a struggle to get rid of some things because "they're already paid for, and I might use them again some time". I have to tell that voice in my head to fuck off, hahaha.