There will be a time when people start moving to the moon and even mars. That time won’t be for another 20, 30, or 40 more years. But when extraterrestrial relocation does become a reality, these space pioneers will almost certainly need somewhere to store their earthly belongings.
Mars colonialists will be the ultimate self storage customer: they will need storage for a very long time. The trip to Mars takes about 9 months each way, so even with a short 6 month stay on the red planet, they would need storage for about two years. Long term and reliable tenants are a boon for self storage owners (SpareFoot recommends that the renter’s credit card be kept on file since collections from Mars could prove quite difficult).
At the same time, these 21st century frontiersmen/women might desire some extra amenities for their storage units that are not currently offered. There might be someone like Jonathan Merriweather from Nantucket who can’t sleep at night without looking at his dearest wooden boat. Jonathan would need a camera installed in his storage unit with a live video feed to space.
The take away from this blog post is that there may be a big market for storage amongst space pioneers in the future and forward thinking self storage operators should keep this in the back of their minds.
