A tote of holiday lights, a patio set that only comes out from May through September, skis that sit unused from April through November, camping gear that gets pulled out for a handful of weekends a year. None of it is clutter exactly, but all of it takes up space in a closet, garage, or spare room for far more months than it actually gets used. All-Rite Storage, located on Terry Road in Cheyenne, rents drive up units sized for exactly this kind of seasonal rotation, distinct from our equipment storage option built around machinery like mowers and snow removal equipment.

At a Glance

  • All-Rite Storage offers unit sizes from 5x10 up to 10x20 for seasonal household and recreation item storage.
  • Month to month terms let a renter store off season items without committing to a year round lease for space that is only needed part of the year.
  • Drive up access makes seasonal swaps, bringing items in and pulling others out twice a year, straightforward without carrying boxes through a building.
  • Units are outdoor and not climate controlled, which matters more for some seasonal items than others, covered below.

What Actually Qualifies as Seasonal Storage

The category covers more ground than holiday decorations alone, and different items in it have different real storage needs.

Holiday Decorations

Boxes of lights, an artificial tree, ornaments, and yard decorations for Halloween or Christmas are the most common seasonal storage item, and the easiest to store well since most of it is durable and not particularly sensitive to temperature. The main practical concern is keeping boxes organized enough that finding the right one in November does not mean unpacking everything else first.

Patio and Outdoor Furniture

Patio sets, outdoor cushions, umbrellas, and grills take up meaningful space once winter arrives in Cheyenne, and leaving cushions and umbrellas outside through a Wyoming winter shortens their lifespan noticeably compared to storing them somewhere dry. A 10x10 unit comfortably holds a full patio set, several cushions, and a folded umbrella, with room left for other seasonal boxes.

Sports and Recreation Gear

Skis, snowboards, camping equipment, bikes used seasonally, and similar recreation gear tend to sit unused for a large part of the year in Cheyenne's climate, where winter sports and summer camping seasons are each only a few months long. Storing this gear separately from daily use items, rather than letting it clutter a garage year round, is often the actual motivation behind renting a seasonal storage unit rather than decluttering in general.

Rotating Two Seasons of Gear Through One Unit

The efficient approach to seasonal storage is treating the unit as a rotation, not a permanent home for everything at once. Winter gear, skis, snow gear, holiday decorations, takes priority in the unit from roughly October through March in Cheyenne. Summer gear, patio furniture, camping equipment, warm weather recreation items, takes over from April through September. A renter who actually swaps contents twice a year gets meaningfully more usable space out of the same unit than someone who tries to store both seasons' worth of items simultaneously year round.

A Practical Swap Schedule for Cheyenne's Climate

Given how late Wyoming winters can run, waiting until late March or April to fully swap winter gear out is often more realistic than assuming spring arrives in February. Similarly, bringing patio furniture and summer gear back into storage in late September or October, ahead of the first hard freeze, protects those items better than waiting for an actual cold snap to prompt the swap.

What Holds Up in a Drive Up Unit Versus What Needs More Care

Because these are outdoor, drive up units rather than an interior climate controlled space, some seasonal items handle Cheyenne's temperature range better than others.

Items That Store Well Without Special Care

Holiday decorations in sealed totes, patio furniture, sports equipment like skis and snowboards, and camping gear generally hold up fine in a drive up unit across a full range of Wyoming seasons, since most of this gear is already built to handle outdoor conditions.

Items That Deserve Extra Thought

String lights with older wiring can become brittle in extreme cold, so a season or two of extra care wrapping them loosely rather than tightly coiled helps avoid cracked insulation. Cushions and umbrellas benefit from a breathable cover rather than being sealed in plastic, since trapped moisture can lead to mildew even in a dry climate. Bikes and other gear with rubber components can be affected by extreme cold over long storage periods, so bringing especially valuable equipment inside during the coldest months, even temporarily, is worth considering if a piece is not used at all during winter.

Why Month to Month Terms Make Sense for Seasonal Items

Seasonal storage is, by definition, not a steady, year round need. All-Rite Storage's month to month structure means a renter is not paying for a fixed year long commitment to store items that genuinely only need space part of the year. A unit can be sized up during the season when both winter and summer gear briefly overlap during a swap, then adjusted once the transition is complete.

If your garage or closets in Cheyenne are permanently cluttered with gear you only use part of the year, All-Rite Storage's drive up units on Terry Road are built for exactly that kind of seasonal rotation. For year round equipment like mowers and snow removal machinery rather than lifestyle items like patio furniture and holiday decor, our equipment storage page covers that separate use case.