Portable on Demand Storage - The Mobile Storage Revolution

Mobile Storage is a unique innovation in the self storage segment that makes moving simple and easy. Because the concept of Portable on Demand Storage (PODS) units are relatively new many people don't know about it.

The concept for Portable On Demand Storage units first started to become popular in the United States in the late 90's however its a relatively new concept in Australia. The concept of having a specially designed storage unit which can be easily transported and stored became a reality in 1998 after many failed attempts at similar designs which were less practical than the first self storage unit to find favor with customers the "Pod".

Mobile storage is in essence the naturally evolution of the self storage industry. As we all get busier and have more responsibility and time constraints time and labor intensive activities like moving and storage become even more unwanted inconveniences.

The idea of mobile storage is to have a storage device which can be transported on wheels and easily stored on your property or in a garage until it is filled and then can be easily transported back to the storage facility by the company. Some companies even offer customers added services like packing which save you time and energy in moving the items yourself, it also removes a lot of the stress associated with moving. Storage to your door is actually considered cheaper than traditional self storage in that when you add up the time, cost and effort on moving the items your self it is often cheaper to outsource the work to a mobile storage company with specialist expertise in relocating and storage.

The concept of self storage to your door is only likely to grow in the future as people's lives are getting busier and unpleasant and stressful labor intensive are increasingly outsourced. The mobile storage industry has seen double digit growth in recent years in Australia and will likely continue even through the recession as there are still substantial cost savings to be made by the customer when weighing the time and money to move the goods yourself without the practice moving experience possessed by storage companies.