Modern Storage® Storage Tips
Storage Tips & Guides
Practical storage tips on unit sizes, pricing, climate-controlled storage, boat and RV storage, business storage, and Arkansas-specific advice from the Modern Storage® team.
RV Storage
RV and Boat Storage in Arkansas: Protect Your Investment Year-Round
Owning an RV or boat means having the freedom to explore Arkansas's lakes, parks, and scenic highways. When your adventures are over, having a dependable place to store your vehicle is just as important. Modern Storage offers RV and boat storage across Arkansas, giving you a convenient place to keep your recreational vehicle protected, accessible, and ready for your next trip.
Moving
The Best Way to Store Belongings During a Move: A Professional Guide (2026)
What if your storage unit wasn't just a place for boxes, but a strategic command center that simplified your entire move? Many people view storage as a temporary warehouse, but the best way to store belongings during a move is to treat your storage unit as an active transition hub. Whether you're facing delayed closing dates, staging your home for sale, downsizing, renovating, or relocating across Arkansas, a well-organized storage strategy can reduce stress, prevent damage, and make moving day significantly easier. This guide explains how to pack, organize, protect, and store your belongings using professional moving techniques designed for Arkansas homeowners and renters.
Business Storage
Storage for Business Equipment in Arkansas: A Complete Guide for Growing Companies
For a growing company in Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, Fayetteville, Little Rock, or North Little Rock, your most expensive employee may actually be the square footage occupied by idle inventory, equipment, and supplies. Storage for business equipment is not simply about finding extra space. It is about protecting assets, reducing overhead, improving operational efficiency, and creating room for growth. Whether you operate a construction company, retail store, professional office, service business, or e-commerce operation, strategic storage can help your business scale without the expense of additional warehouse space.
Storage Tips
How to Protect Furniture in Storage: The Arkansas Humidity Survival Guidet
Arkansas humidity can quietly destroy furniture long before you notice the damage. Wood warps, leather cracks, upholstery develops mildew, and family heirlooms can suffer irreversible deterioration when stored improperly. Whether you're moving, downsizing, renovating, or simply creating more space at home, understanding how to protect furniture in storage in Arkansas is essential. Learn the professional techniques to shield your wood, leather, and fabric furniture from Arkansas's aggressive humidity and temperature swings. For years, Modern Storage® has helped Arkansas residents protect household furniture, antiques, and business furnishings across multiple climate-controlled locations, and we've developed this guide to share our expertise.
Climate Control
Why Climate-Controlled Storage Is Worth It for Your Belongings
Arkansas summers are no joke. With temperatures regularly climbing past 95°F and humidity that makes it feel even hotter, the contents of a standard storage unit can take a real beating. Climate-controlled storage costs a bit more per month — but for the right items, it's one of the smartest decisions you can make.
Storage Tips
What Storage Managers Know Before Customers Do: The Most Common Self-Storage Mistakes
Storage managers have seen it all. The soaked mattress, the mold-covered couch, the broken electronics, the unit so overpacked nothing can be retrieved. Most of it was preventable. Here are the mistakes they see most often — and how to avoid them.
Company News
Modern Storage at Inside Self Storage World Expo Las Vegas: Behind the Booth, the Brand, and the Buzz
Las Vegas in the spring means one thing for the self-storage industry: the Inside Self Storage World Expo. Modern Storage made the trip — and came back with new ideas, new connections, and a renewed sense of why we do this work.
Company News
Modern Storage Named Among Top Self-Storage Management Companies by Inside Self Storage 2025
Inside Self Storage magazine named Modern Storage among the top self-storage management companies in the country for 2025 — a recognition earned through consistent operational performance across all 10 Arkansas locations.
Company News
Modern Storage Recognized Among Industry Leaders at Inside Self Storage World Expo 2026
Modern Storage was recognized among industry leaders at the Inside Self Storage World Expo 2026 in Las Vegas — a milestone that reflects years of work building something better for Arkansas storage customers.
Company News
Modern Storage Wins Gold for Best Self Storage in Northwest Arkansas 2025
Modern Storage won Gold for Best Self Storage in Northwest Arkansas for 2025 — voted on by the community we've served for years. It's the kind of recognition that means the most.
Company News
Modern Storage Named One of the Best Self-Storage Podcasts in 2026
The Modern Storage podcast was named one of the best self-storage podcasts in 2026 — recognized for bringing real, practical conversations to an industry that's often short on them.
Company News
Modern Storage TikTok Hits 1 Million Likes: What It Means for the Future of Self Storage
Modern Storage just crossed 1 million likes on TikTok — making it one of the most engaged self-storage brands on any social platform. Here's how it happened, and what it tells us about where storage marketing is going.
Self Storage
👉 How to Use Storage When Moving: 7 Smart Tips Without Regret
Moving sounds simple… until your timeline doesn’t match reality. If you’re wondering how to use storage when moving, you’re not
Storage Tips
Overcoming Objections: Hannah's Top Tips for Closing More Storage Rentals
If you've ever worked the front desk or handled calls at a storage facility, you already know the truth: Objections are where deals are won or lost. Not at the greeting. Not at the tour. Right in that moment when a customer hesitates — that's the moment that separates average teams from high-performing ones. In a recent episode of Modern Storage Unpacked, Hannah broke down exactly how to handle these objections without sounding pushy, defensive, or robotic.
Company News
Modern Storage Is One of the Most Liked Self Storage Brands on TikTok
Self storage is not supposed to be exciting. Concrete. Roll up doors. Climate control. Boxes. And yet Modern Storage is closing in on 1 million total likes on TikTok, with 47.6K followers and 909.5K likes and climbing. That makes Modern Storage one of the most liked self storage brands on TikTok — not a national REIT, not a billion dollar brand, but a regional operator from Arkansas.
Company News
End of Year Clean-Out Challenge: How to Declutter Before 2026 (Without Losing Your Mind)
In our latest episode of Modern Storage® Unpacked, they walk through a simple end-of-year clean-out challenge that helps you declutter without going full chaos mode. This is not a “throw away everything you own and become a minimalist” blog. This is a realistic, adult-friendly clean-out plan for anyone who wants to enter 2026 with less junk and more space.
Storage Tips
Why Storage Auctions Exist (And Why Storage Facilities Don’t Want Them)
When people hear “storage auction,” they usually picture a fast, exciting treasure hunt. Reality is much less glamorous.
Storage Tips
The End of Christmas: When to Take Down the Tree (and Why It Depends)
If you've ever stood in your living room on December 26 staring at your Christmas tree like it's overstayed its welcome, you're not alone.
Company News
Modern Storage® Unpacked Ranks in the Top 15% of All Video Podcasts on Spotify
Modern Storage® Unpacked has been ranked in the top 15% of all video podcasts on Spotify, a milestone that reflects consistent engagement, watch time, and audience interest across the platform.
Moving
Need A Box Truck For Moving? Modern Storage® Has You Covered
Finding a box truck on move in day should not feel like a side quest. At Modern Storage®, new tenants can use our box truck for free when they rent a storage unit.
Company News
Big News in Little Rock: Modern Storage® Expands With New Cantrell Road Location
If you’ve driven down Cantrell lately, you may have noticed something new rising on the corner.
Company News
What Makes a Storage Company Truly “Top Rated”? A Look Behind the Scenes
When people ask which storage companies are the “top” in the industry, the answer isn’t really about size or brand saturation. A truly top rated storage company earns its reputation through consistency, transparency, and the customer experience from the first click to move-in day.
Self Storage
What are the Top Self-Storage Companies Online?
People search this question because they want to know which storage company delivers the best experience, not just who is the biggest.
Self Storage
Why Modern Storage® Bentonville Is the Best Self Storage in Bentonville, Arkansas
If you’re hunting for the best self storage in Bentonville, Arkansas, you can go ahead and relax — you’ve found it. Modern Storage® Bentonville isn’t just popular. It’s the two-time winner of the “Best of NWA” award for Best Self Storage, earning the title in back-to-back years. In a market as comp…
Storage Tips
5 Storage Solutions That Transform Small Apartments
Living in a small apartment feels a bit like playing Tetris on hard mode. Every item needs a purpose and a place or it quickly becomes clutter chaos. The good news is you don’t need more square footage to feel more spacious. You just need smarter storage.
Business Storage
Why Storage Is the Silent Winner of 2025’s Real Estate Market
Self storage isn’t just surviving the 2025 real estate circus. It is quietly stealing the entire show while everyone else bickers about interest rates and housing shortages.
Company News
How Modern Storage® Uses Social Media To Stay Connected With Today's Storage Customers
When people search for up and coming self storage companies, they want to know which brands are doing something meaningful for their customers.
Self Storage
Why Millennials Are Suddenly Your Best Storage Customers
And What Modern Storage® Rental Data Says About It
Company News
The Future of Self Storage: Where the Industry Is Headed in 2026
Welcome back to Modern Storage® Unpacked, the podcast where we make space for what matters. In our latest episode, hosts Hannah and Kaylee look ahead at where the self-storage industry is heading as we close out 2025 and plan for 2026. From shifting tenant behavior to the rise of RV storage and automation, here’s what they uncovered about the future of storage.
Company News
Modern Storage® YouTube Channel Surpasses 7,000 Subscribers as Social Media Growth Takes Off
Modern Storage's social media presence is thriving across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook, with YouTube leading the charge past 7,000 subscribers.
Self Storage
The Complete Guide to Storage Unit Sizes: What Fits and How to Choose the Right One
Choosing the right storage unit can feel like a guessing game, too small and you're cramming boxes into corners, too big and you're paying for empty space.
Company News
How Modern Storage® Went Viral on TikTok — And What That Means for the Self Storage Industry
If you've been on TikTok lately, chances are you've seen Modern Storage, whether it's a behind-the-scenes facility upgrade, a storage hack, or a clip from their podcast.
Vehicle Storage
Secure RV Storage: Covered, Uncovered, and Enclosed Options at Modern Storage
Your RV deserves a safe, secure home not just a parking spot. At Modern Storage, we make sure your home-on-wheels is protected year-round with secure, convenient RV storage options across Arkansas.
Company News
Modern Storage® Corporate Overview
Modern Storage® doesn’t just provide self-storage units, we create spaces and systems that simplify life and business. From premium self-storage and vehicle storage to technology-driven management and development expertise, Modern Storage® focuses on building secure, high-quality environments for people, property, and progress. Our work extends beyond the walls of each facility. We invest in design, technology, and education, offering resources like our media platforms, including our published blogs, podcast, videos, and storage calculator, to help customers and partners make smarter real estate and storage decisions. Our audience includes developers, owners and operators, property managers, customers, and anyone curious about the self-storage industry. Whether you’re building, investing, managing, or renting, Modern Storage® is here as a resource built on transparency, insight, and genuine care for the people we serve. At every level, Modern Storage® is defined by clear communication, consistent service, and a team that genuinely cares about every customer experience.
Company News
Modern Storage® Wins Best of the Best Self Storage — Three Years Running at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and ArkansasOnline.com!
For the third year in a row, Modern Storage® has been voted the Best of the Best 2025 for Self Storage in Central Arkansas by the readers of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and ArkansasOnline.com! 🙌
Company News
Who Owns Modern Storage®?
Modern Storage® is a privately held, independent company developing, managing, and operating a growing portfolio of self storage facilities.