Storing stuff in my crawl space???

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I am out of room for any more parts. I have stuff all over the darn place. In fact I have so much stuff that I can't get to my tools & air compressor to do any work at all.

So my girl says let put all these arcade parts under the house. I'm like what? Are you crazy! But... The more I think about it the more it makes sense. Plus the fact of putting some other stuff under there as well.

Now I have this 32 inch universal monitor that has been in my way since it made it home. I'm thinking this is a perfect spot to put this beast. How can I protect this thing from turning into a pile of junk? Do you think shrink wrapping it all up would help?

Remember this little storage area is a crawl space with nothing but dirt under the house.

What else could I do to protect that big arse monitor till I have a use for it?
 
I don't know man, lots of humidity under houses usually, you'll rust anything metal you put under there and you'll melt anything paper, rot anything wood.
 
Yeah...probably not a great idea. If you have that much junk, you really should start thinking of getting rid of it all. If you ever need it, you can always buy it again. You don't want to be labeled a hoarder.
 
watch a few episodes of hoarders.

get rid of stuff, sell things, give things away. trust me less is more when it comes to filling space in your house. Anything nice you put in your crawl space will just become trash you'll have to deal with later.
 
The fact that you're contemplating storing stuff in the crawl space.....should tell you something.:)

Edward
 
All the metal is going to have that funky white corrosion starting on it within a week. Any storage on dirt or even on concrete if the space isn't climate controlled is asking for trouble.
 
Well I think enough people have waved me off on this project as not doable. Guess me and my junk need to part ways. Oh well... Thanks for everyone's time cause it was certainly going under the house!
 
Well I think enough people have waved me off on this project as not doable. Guess me and my junk need to part ways. Oh well... Thanks for everyone's time cause it was certainly going under the house!

Save the things that can't be replaced easily. Rare parts, etc. anything commonplace, use it or get rid of it, that'll fix your problem.

You've got to think about what your time and space and happiness is worth. For instance say you've got a box of old joystick parts, maybe enough to fix or replace 5 joysticks. Joysticks are 8 bucks, the box is worth 40 bucks at best. It might take you 4 or 5 years to use those parts, it's not worth 40 dollars to hang onto that crap for that long, you'd be better off just buying whatever parts you need when you need them.

Without the clutter you (and your girl) will be happier too.

Good luck!
 
Neg on the crawlspace but don't worry too much unless you have so much stuff that you are keeping monitors in the bedroom or something like that.
 
I think it's time you sat down and prioritized the projects into
(1) I have enough parts to to this,
(2) I am real close to having enough parts,
(3) I am not close

Anything in 3 that is not real rare or part of a grail needs to hit ebay. If you have more than 4 in category 2, same drill.

Then layout a plan in priority order to turn what is in 1 into working machines.

It is very easy to get so much stuff you don't know what to start on and you will spend all your time looking at it and making very little forward progress. Trust me, been there, done that, got the t-shirt. It is very easy to fall into analysis paralysis, Make a plan and stick to it.

ken
 
I guess I need to take AA classes

Arcade Anonymous:
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1. We admitted we were powerless over arcade machines, that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless inventory of our arcade parts.
5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. Made a list of all machines we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to arcader's, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Still needs a little work...
 
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Have you suggested the girlfriend to live in the crawlspace? They don't corrode as fast and the upstairs will be much quieter! LOL
 
Nope she has suggested many times that I was in the dog house. lmao
 
I find Your user name "MrSalvage" and this thread topic very funny. You really are mr salvage since it seems you have tried to salvage every single arcade part you can to the point of considering your crawl space a storage solution lol you're awesome. My wife would kill me if my parts got anywhere near that point.

Like others have said, just sell the parts you dont really need so you guys have more space. Plus you will make money :)
 
I find this topic very sad. Because the picture of Sanford and Son is what I do in real life. I have been working in recycled auto parts for 22 years! I mean damn...
 
Is it a finished crawlspace (concrete walls & floor, solid) or is it Indiana Jones style?? If it's finished, you could pick up an old working dehumidifier (craigslist $20), program it keep humidity<60% and voila! A happy hoarder you will be :D
 
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