Choosing a mobile storage unit

As Cincinnati's #1 rated moving labor service we are often asked about the various different moving containers. They are also sometimes called "mobile storage". We thought it might help to give a break down of the various different companies.

UPDATE: Since originally writing this review, UNITS Mobile Storage has contacted us and told us they will offer our Cincinnati costumers $25 off. Just tell them 4WeHelp movers sent you.

UNITS Mobile Storage are our personal favorite. Very well constructed, use steel and aluminum. They have the track system every few feet so that you have plenty of places to tie off and you can use rope or straps with them. Lowest price but small national network.

PODS is the biggest and best known but in our opinion the cheapest construction. That doesn't matter to you as a consumer, just something we notice because we load/unload them constantly. They use eyelets for tie off which are ridiculous and useless. They are basically small steel rings at the top and bottom of the brace beams on the wall. The eyelets are spaced about 4 feet along the wall and only show up twice. Even a professional has a hard time making his walls line up just in time to use one of the only sets of eyelets so they are useless. Price is a little on the high side but they have the widest network.

ABF ReloCubes are pretty good. Metal construction but small. No tie offs but they are small enough you don't really need them. They measure 6x8 so it takes about 2 of them to equal a pod. Mid price range but good network. These are great if you live in a city or congested area where a larger container can't be dropped.

Pack-Rat is good. Metal construction and comes in the standard 12ft and 16ft lengths. Their pricing seems to vary more than the others, often much higher or much lower than other quotes.

GetaSam is the same 16ft length as many others. Their construction is average and so is the pricing. We haven't seen many of these in Cincinnati and their network seems to be smaller than PODS and ABF.

Whatever your choice, find a solution that works in your budget and what you need to accomplish. It doesn't matter if a POD is the cheapest but you can't get a parking space to leave it downtown or if the ABF Relocube fits but is to small for everything in your 4 bedroom house.