Question about outdoor storage
I have to store some items (including my son's too-small clothes) in a storage area that will be exposed to cold weather. That is to say that it is covered on all sides, but not heated.
For the clothes I am thinking that I could first put them in sealed plastic bags and then put them inside plastic storage bins. Will they be protected enough? If not, then what?
And what of other things? How should I protect them to make sure they are not vulnerable to moisture and anything else that might degrade them?
Many thanks.
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you know, when we had a housefire in 1999, the clean-up company that came in boxed up all the stuff we had (including clothing) after they cleaned them up from smoke damage-what was salvageable, that is. we later found out (after we got all our stuff back, house repaired, moved back in) that they just stored our stuff in their warehouse, which certainly wasn't climate controlled. they had just bagged them up, really heavy duty plastic, sealed them, boxed & taped them up. they were fine when we got them. we have extremes here...sometimes -25, with occasional -30+F temps in the winter & upwards of 100F+ in the summers. they came through undamaged. before we had gotten our house, though (we lived in my hubby's parents spare bedroom for 1 1/2 miserable months), we had non-climate controlled storage-basically cos we were scrimping for downpayment & other stuff..we had just stored our smaller belongings & clothing in air-tight plastic containers, we taped up all holes, in & out. they all came out of them just fine. we do the same with out seasonal clothes as well as extra bedding in our basement, too..and they come out fine (and some still smelling of fabric softener from the last washing!). good luck, chana!
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we keep some stuff stored here outside at -5C and clothes aren't damaged. umm we just put them in plastic bags and that seems to be enough. Tho -25... i dunno.. Sorry
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we keep some thinkgs in a shed. But only things that aren't really necessary or that won't be damaged outside
tough one. A cold damp atmosphere can permanently ruin clothes and leave them smelly beyond washing repair.
Is there defo nowhere to store them inside? Like an airing cupboard?
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tough one. A cold damp atmosphere can permanently ruin clothes and leave them smelly beyond washing repair.
Is there defo nowhere to store them inside? Like an airing cupboard?
Is there defo nowhere to store them inside? Like an airing cupboard?
An airing cupboard?? Must be one of the British terms...
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How many of them do you have to store ?
Esky ( coolbox) can be used for this, but only for a few things.
Some plastic chests, the ones used to store camping stuff can be used, and for extreme cold like in Greenland you can put inside some insulating material such as polyethylene sheets easily cut and not that expensive.
Otherwise you can put them in plastic bags, wrapped in lots of newspapers.