All types of storage are not created equal. So when it comes to finding your perfect storage solution, it is important to take the time to understand what is available – and what will best serve your needs. For instance, the size and location are important – as is the ability to access the storage when you need it. But one thing that isn’t considered too often is how beneficial climate-controlled storage is.
So, once you do your research and discover that a tent is the best storage option – don’t forget to take the extra step and invest in temperature control, too. Here’s why you need it.
Dangers of Extreme Temperatures
We love the sun and its steady supply of Vitamin D. But basking in the heat too long can lead to serious consequences. So, why would we subject things that are important to us to the heat? Sure, they are just things, but the dangers of the sun can leave a negative impact on them over time. With temperatures rising into the “feels like” of well over 100 throughout the summer in most areas, certain items can actually sustain damage. For instance, fine art, documents and paperwork, musical instruments, antiques, electronics, etc. Even wood furniture can warp and become damaged.
For those in areas that see a drastic drop in temperatures during the colder months, items are also susceptible to damage. Certain electronics may malfunction while others may crack. The chance of this happening is even greater when the temperatures greatly fluctuate.
By investing in temperature control for your storage tent, you are saving your stored items from being vulnerable. You are allowing a system capable of maintaining your desired temperature to keep your goods from being subjected to crazy temps.
Improved Air Quality
Just as temperature plays a role in the health of your stored items, so does air quality. Poor air quality can ruin certain items over time. But, with a sealed, temperature-controlled tent, you can expect to have good quality air that remains clean and fresh all day, every day. Depending on what you are storing or keeping under the roof of your fabric structure, this could be a vital step in maintaining its health. After all, some items such as electronics, certain documents, and artwork require a clean, healthy air quality.
What’s more, having a tent with an HVAC system means having clean, breathable air for humans, too. If you are using this storage structure for business purposes, you and your employees may be in and out of the structure often. Keeping the air clean and ventilated means that it is safer to breathe. With everything we have been through over the last couple of years – and still face – knowing that the air within a space is being properly ventilated is important.
Protect Your Goods
We have talked about protecting your stored items from extreme heat and poor air quality, but that is not where you can draw a line. It is no secret that when items are locked in a room together for an extended time without air circulation, they will begin to give off odors.
Sometimes it is just their reaction to the extreme temperatures, sometimes it could be a musty mold smell, other times it may be one item rubbing off on another. For instance, if you are storing something with chemicals alongside something else, it would not be unlikely for the smell of chemicals to permeate the other goods.
Not only is this unwanted, but it could also be damaging as it seeps into your stored items- especially if those are unfinished goods for sale!
What causes these odors? It is often due to a combination of no ventilation/airflow and high levels of humidity. With a temperature-controlled facility, you don’t have to worry about these things. Your items will be cared for and maintained in the best way imaginable. No unwanted odors at all thanks to a thoroughly vented space and quality air.
Peace of Mind
Are you storing items for an upcoming project? Are you storing items during a renovation? Are you storing raw materials or finished goods? It doesn’t matter what you have inside your tent structure – you want to have the confidence that it is taken care of no matter what. You have taken the time to invest in flooring and to ensure that the building is secure and protected from thieves. And while this may allow you to rest easy for a little bit – what is going to happen on those days when the temperatures are above average? Or how about as that blizzard blows through? Will you be able to have peace of mind knowing that your items in the tent are taken care of and protected?
Temperature control gives you the reassurance you need that all will be ok regardless of what mood Mother Nature is in. Whether it is 110-degrees outside or -20 degrees, everything inside your tent can remain at a healthy and happy 74-degrees (or whatever your desired temperature is). And knowing this means you can finally exhale.
Temperature-Controlled Tent
Tents are completely customizable so that you get the perfect solution to your needs, whatever that may entail. And adding climate control is easy. Using advanced technology, these units can provide 300,000 BTUs of cooling that is matched to the size of the tent. Power to keep it running is both quiet and safe, using distribution panels with molded rubber enclosures keeps it inconspicuous and always reliable. The best part is that no matter where the tent is housed, power can be supplied – so you never have to worry.
Every individual and every business will have the need for storage at one point or another. And when the time is right for you, you are going to be faced with many different options. But there is only one of those options that will allow you to check off all the boxes – and that is a clear span tent structure with temperature control.
