Unfortunately, PODS® containers have plastic roofs, and after a full summer in the Texas sun, a major hail storm seems to have cracked the roof on one of the PODS® containers (it may have already suffered previous damage as the PODS®container showed evidence of repair). Her possessions were soaked by the rain and many things she was saving were ruined. She called MI-BOX, and we told her about our aluminum roofs. Our new customer now has consolidated her remaining belongings from her PODS®containers into a MI-BOX mobile storage container and is telling all her friends and neighbors the story.
Update: Our customer tried for several weeks to get PODS® to take her claim, but they would not return her calls. In exasperation, she told her story to local news stations — you can see her story at NBC5 and FOX4. Unfortunately, the nice things she said about us and her good friends at NAPO-DFW ended up on the cutting-room floor, but rest assured that at MI-BOX, you deal with the people who know and run the business, so there’s never any call-center run-around.
We had one portable storage container sitting outdoors that was hit by hail during a storm that was so severe that the apartment complex where it sat had its brand-new roof utterly destroyed, with daylight visible from holes all the way through the shingles and decking. What happened to the MI-BOX? It had dimples in the aluminum roof and no other damage at all. It needs no repair and is continuing in service.
All MI-BOX portable storage containers in Texas have one-piece aluminum roofs which provide much, much greater protection against hail and other falling perils, and there’s no risk of sun-fade damage from the intense sun in the southern states. Also, the interior stays cooler since the aluminum reflects most of the sun’s radiant heat. If you are storing outdoors in Texas, MI-BOX reflective aluminum roofs can make all the difference.We believe that MI-BOX mobile storage containers are the best in the industry — compare us to PODS® and Pack-Rat and decide for yourself! 
Another important factor is pickup schedule for the mobile storage container. Sometimes our customers have limitations on the amount of time they can have a mobile storage container in their retail lot, and when they are finished using it, we need to get it out quickly, so that is what we do.
MI-BOX is your local mobile storage container company that is built on customer service, so emergencies are our specialty. When you need help and are tired of hearing “no” from other companies, give MI-BOX a call and let us bring you a mobile storage container fast.
Wicking up water from under your portable storage container and bringing moisture inside your container contributes to mold or a generally musty smell to your goods. Severe water infiltration can be a more serious problem. All Dallas MI-BOX portable storage containers have an all-steel sub-frame that does not wick up water even if it is sitting in a low spot of standing water. This protection keeps your goods dry and fresh smelling, two important considerations when storing in a portable storage container.
Also worth considering is the floor construction of your portable storage containers. If they are made of wood or metal planks, they may leak water from the underside, especially if they have to be transported by truck during a rain-storm. What is under the floor? Is it wood, or metal? MI-BOX portable storage containers have an all-steel sub-frame that means that they will not “wick up” water into the container, and the floor panels are sealed so that they will not leak from the under-side, even if they are carried in a downpour, throwing water up against the under-side of the portable storage containers
Next, be sure that your mobile storage containers are weather-tight. I have heard many stories where someone had a container out in the rain but the container was one of poor quality, and it leaked, damaging their goods. Like anything that is to be packed for a long period of time, the contents of your mobile storage containers must be packed dry. All Dallas MI-BOX mobile storage containers have solid aluminum sheet roofs that reflect the heat and are sealed against rain. They can live outdoors 365 days a year safely. We also store in a secure warehouse where the air is not allowed to sit and get stale nor is it allowed to freeze and thaw promoting condensation. The more humid the climate, the more this matters.
Please feel free to give us a call if you have any more questions about the safety of your possessions in a Dallas MI-BOX mobile storage containers.
Finally, consider the value of your own time (and perhaps that of your friends if they are helping you pack, store, or move). Before I was in the Mobile Storage Container business, we got a 10×10 storage room for my mother to help her stage her townhouse for sale. I was very happy to do the work, but the fact is that I needed to drive down, load stuff, and take it to her self-storage facility multiple times. This meant more of her time and mine as well. Now of course I am not charging my mother! But consider the value of your own and your friends’ time (and gasoline at nearly $4/gallon today) and you may find that an Mobile Storage Container pays for itself very quickly. If you are a relatively poor college student (as I was for many years of my life), then it probably makes sense to lean on your friends, borrow some pickup trucks, and do the work yourself. If not, then Mobile Storage Container may give you a better solution with a lot less headaches and cost, and in the end, a lot more friends.
Generally it comes down to these concerns when deciding between a mobile storage container and a self-storage facility. Both can make sense, and answering these questions beforehand can help you decide whether a mobile storage container is right for your needs. 
Sometimes you can do a large job in stages so that you don’t have to render the whole business unusable by having all of your fixtures stacked in one part of the establishment. How many times have you looked at a business undergoing a major remodel and thought it was closed down. Have you considered whether customers that make that mistake conclude you are out of business and move their business elsewhere for good? With a Dallas MI-BOX portable storage container, you can take part of your furnishings out while doing the remodel of one area, thereby keeping your
business operating during your remodeling project.
For many years I’ve had the holiday tradition of cleaning out my garage and getting it back to a state of sanity. Before I owned my own business, I had vacation time and could just pick the best day to do the work, but now I just don’t have the time, and it has to be done on a particular day, rain or shine! That’s where a Dallas MI-BOX portable storage container comes in. With a portable storage container, I can clean out my garage a bit at a time, putting enough stuff in the box to make a little maneuvering room in the space I’m cleaning out. Then I can leave the stuff I want to get rid of in the back of the portable storage container and use the front part of the container for the stuff I’m sorting and organizing currently.
Aluminum roof, steel/composite walls, and steel subframe protect your possessions from the elements.
Our patented level-lift delivery system keeps your portable storage container level during pickup and delivery.
You can keep your MI-BOX portable storage container on-site or we can store it for you in our secure warehouse.
MI-BOX dealerships are locally owned and operated, so you can talk to the people who know and run the business.
