Fall has a way of exposing just how much stuff we accumulated over the summer.

The bikes are still out.

The lawn equipment is taking up its usual corner.

Tools are scattered around.

Summer gear is stacked on shelves.

And somewhere along the way, an extra piece of furniture ended up in the garage because nobody knew where else to put it.

Then the temperature starts dropping.

If you're looking around the garage and wondering how all of this is going to work during another Green Bay winter, now is a good time to sort through it.

Start With What You Won't Need for a While

You don't need to move everything into storage.

Start with the belongings you're unlikely to use regularly during the colder months.

Lawn equipment is an obvious candidate once the yard-work season ends.

Bikes and summer recreational gear can consume quite a bit of floor and wall space while getting very little use during winter.

Extra household furniture can also be moved out of the way if you're keeping it for a future home, family member, or project.

Then there are tools and business equipment. If you're running a small business or working out of your garage, separating frequently used equipment from things you won't need for several months can make the space much easier to use.

Think About the Space You're Getting Back

It's easy to think about storage only in terms of what you're putting inside the unit.

Try looking at it from the opposite direction.

What are you getting back at home?

Maybe it's enough room to park the car.

Maybe it's a garage you can actually walk through.

Maybe it's a basement with enough space for a project.

Or maybe you simply don't want to spend another winter stepping over things you won't touch again until May.

That's where seasonal storage can be useful.

You Don't Have to Decide Months in Advance

At Pack Away Storage in Green Bay, our rentals are month-to-month, so you don't have to predict exactly how long you'll need the extra space.

Our units are drive-up accessible, customers have 24/7 access, and when the right unit is available, you can rent remotely and move in that same day.

That makes fall cleanup a little easier.

Sort through what you'll actually use this winter.

Keep those things handy.

Then consider giving everything else somewhere else to live for a while.

Your garage might finally have enough room for the thing it was originally built for.