What to avoid when choosing an Outdoor RV Storage Facility

When you are in need of an outdoor RV storage facility, there are many things to consider and some things to clearly avoid. One of the initial items to avoid is offsite management of the facility. There are many facilities that are just a fenced in yard with a gate and have no office or staff present at the storage facility. You’ll find that overall service at these types of locations is not as good as a storage facility that has an onsite office and staff. At Access Outdoor Storage we have an office and staff, and we encourage our customers to set an appointment with us so that we can review all of their questions and RV storage needs and give them a tour of our facility. This business approach is very important to us.

Additionally, when reviewing outdoor RV storage facilities, you will want to see how the facility is being maintained. Are the weeds being kept under control? Does the facility appear overall to be well maintained? Are vehicles and equipment being parked neatly and appropriately? When you see a facility that appears to be not well maintained and in disregard, you will generally find that the management is hands off and not focused on customer satisfaction.

Furthermore, you will often find outdoor storage facilities that will have you park your RV in a field or on grass. Parking your RV on grass and mud is a very big detriment to your vehicle. Whether you have a motorhome, coach bus, travel trailer to a pop-up camper, the ground holds a tremendous amount of moisture. The best outdoor storage facilities to park on are completely hard-packed gravel or paved. Sometimes though, paved facilities while looking really great don’t provide a large enough turning radius for parking your RV. What happens is your axels drag while parking a camper and when you are on a solid surface such as concrete or asphalt, it really puts a lot of stress and strain on axels when you are turning on those surfaces. At Access Outdoor Storage, our storage yard is made up of hard-packed gravel which is easier if your axels drag when turning.

We often find too that many storage facilities will make you park your RV bumper to bumper with other RVs in the yard. While this is more cost-effective than having your own parking spot, you can forget about having 24 x 7 access to your RV because the facility management will have to move the other RVs around yours to allow you access and to leave. Access Outdoor Storage provides all RV owners with their own parking spot and 24 x 7 access to our yard via a security key fob. You can come and go as you please!

Security at Outdoor RV Storage Facilities

Of course, security at outdoor RV storage facilities is very important. You’ll want to make sure that the facility has a security camera surveillance system on entrances as well as a secured gate access. You’ll want to make sure the storage facility is well lit. Our state of the art security gate allows customers 24 x 7 x 365 access via security key FOB, card reader and keypad access. We incorporate a digital camera surveillance system and 8’ tall, barbed wire fence. We are happy to provide additional security checks of your RV upon request.

Ohio’s Best Outdoor RV Storage Facility

Access Outdoor Storage is your best choice in Northeast Ohio for RV Storage. We are centrally located in Hinckley, Ohio just South of Cleveland and Northwest of Akron. We are near most major highways in Northeast Ohio including I-71, I-480, I-90, I-80 (Ohio Turnpike), I-76, I-77, I-271, I-277, I-490, I-380, and our outdoor storage facility is less than a mile from many fueling stations, heavy truck repair businesses, convenience stores and a commercial tire facility (Goodyear).

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