Lock N' Leave It Storage — large 14'x14'x50' units in Tyndall, Springfield, and Freeman. We keep your stuff where you leave it.
Get a Unit →Bon Homme County. Large 14'x14'x50' units — fits RVs, boats, campers. $150/month base rate.
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Find storage guides organized by your situation — farm & ranch, outdoor recreation, life transitions, and more.
Equipment, seed, feed, and harvest storage for SE South Dakota landowners.
4 articlesBoats, RVs, ATVs, hunting gear, ice fishing, and lake-life storage.
8 articlesMoving, downsizing, divorce, military PCS, college, and more.
10 articlesUnit sizes, packing tips, insurance, choosing a facility, and more.
12 articlesSmall business, contractors, landlords, and teacher storage.
4 articlesLocal festivals, heritage, seasonal calendar, and emergency storage.
6 articlesVehicles, firearms, wine, instruments, holiday decor, and weddings.
6 articlesIf you've never rented a storage unit before, the size options can feel overwhelming. A 5x5? A 10x20? What do those numbers even mean in real life? And more importantly, which one actually fits your...
Read more →If you own a boat on Lewis and Clark Lake or anywhere near Yankton, South Dakota, you already know the season is short. You get maybe five solid months on the water — May through September if you're...
Read more →Let's clear up a common misconception first. Climate-controlled storage doesn't mean your unit is a comfortable 72°F year-round like your living room. It means the facility keeps the temperature...
Read more →Let's be blunt: most farmers in Bon Homme, Hutchinson, and Yankton counties don't think much about equipment storage. The combine sits where it stopped after harvest. The planter goes behind the...
Read more →When people think of self-storage, they picture suburban sprawl — endless rows of orange-doored units next to a strip mall. That's the coasts. That's not southeast South Dakota.
Read more →If you hunt seriously in the Yankton or Bon Homme County area, you know the gear situation gets out of hand fast. It starts with a rifle and a pair of boots. Then you add a bow, a tree stand, a dozen...
Read more →Moving in a city is straightforward. You pick a date, hire movers, and you're done by dinner. Moving in small-town South Dakota is a different animal entirely.
Read more →Lewis and Clark Lake is one of the best recreational spots in the upper Midwest. Boating, fishing, jet skiing, wakeboarding, camping — from Memorial Day through Labor Day, the lake is packed. Over a...
Read more →If you didn't grow up in this part of South Dakota, you might not realize how central summer festivals are to life out here. These aren't corporate-sponsored music festivals with $15 beers. They're...
Read more →The math is simple. You raised a family in a four-bedroom house. The kids moved out. Now it's two people (or one) rattling around in 2,500 square feet, paying to heat rooms nobody uses, mowing a yard...
Read more →You start a business and everything fits in a spare room. Then you get busy. Inventory stacks up. Supplies multiply. Documents fill filing cabinets. Equipment accumulates. Seasonal merchandise...
Read more →Let's cut to it. A modern combine costs $300,000 to $800,000. Headers run $50,000 to $150,000. Grain carts, planters, sprayers, tractors — the average mid-size farming operation in southeast South...
Read more →If you're a student at Mount Marty University in Yankton or USD in Vermillion, you know the drill. Finals end, move-out day arrives, and suddenly everyone on your floor is trying to stuff a...
Read more →Schmeckfest — the word literally means "festival of tasting" in German — is Freeman, South Dakota's signature event. Held every spring at Freeman Academy, it's a multi-day celebration of the food,...
Read more →Let's be clear about what we're dealing with. South Dakota doesn't have mild seasons with gentle transitions. It has weather that actively tries to break things.
Read more →Numbers don't lie. South Dakota consistently produces more pheasants than any other state — by a wide margin. In a good year, hunters harvest over a million roosters. The habitat mix of grasslands,...
Read more →You've earned your winters in the sun. But leaving South Dakota for four to six months creates a logistical puzzle that every snowbird figures out eventually: what do you do with all your stuff?
Read more →Here's the expensive mistake people make: they guess, rent a unit that's too big, and pay $30-$75 more per month than they need to. Over six months, that's $180-$450 wasted on empty space.
Read more →Renting a storage unit isn't like picking a restaurant. If a restaurant is bad, you leave and you're out a meal. If a storage facility is bad, you might not find out until your furniture has water...
Read more →Let's start with reality. Your RV or camper takes up a lot of space. It's 20 to 40 feet of vehicle that sits unused for most of the year, and it creates problems when it's parked at home:
Read more →This isn't a race. There's no rule that says you have to empty a house in two weeks. There's no timeline that makes grief more efficient.
Read more →You've planned the renovation. You've hired the contractor. You've picked the countertops, the flooring, the paint colors. You're ready.
Read more →Most states deal with seasons. South Dakota deals with extremes.
Read more →Holiday decorations multiply. It starts innocently — a few strands of lights, a wreath, some stockings. Then you add a tree. Then outdoor inflatables. Then themed dishware. Then the kids make...
Read more →You can store almost anything that's legal, non-hazardous, non-perishable, and non-living. That covers a huge range of items — furniture, clothing, electronics, vehicles, sporting equipment, business...
Read more →If you live along the Missouri River, near Lewis & Clark Lake, or in the low-lying areas around Yankton, Springfield, Tyndall, or the James River drainage, flooding isn't a hypothetical. It's a...
Read more →Farming in southeast South Dakota means accumulating stuff at a pace that would make a hoarder nervous. And it's all stuff you actually need — just not all at the same time.
Read more →Most people treat a storage unit like a garage: open the door, shove things in, close the door. Then three months later they need something from the back and suddenly it's an archaeological dig...
Read more →A car that sits idle for three months or more isn't "resting." It's deteriorating. Fuel goes stale. Oil turns acidic. Tires develop flat spots. Batteries die. Brake rotors rust. Seals dry out. And in...
Read more →It's not just about safety — though that's reason enough. Improper storage leads to rust, corrosion, and mechanical failures. South Dakota's humidity swings (bone-dry winters, muggy summers) are...
Read more →It starts out fine. You move in a few boxes, stack them neatly, and think, "I'll keep this organized." Six months later, you're pulling everything out to find a single Christmas ornament box buried...
Read more →Storage insurance (sometimes called "tenant protection" or "stored property coverage") is a policy that covers your belongings inside a storage unit against specific risks — typically fire, theft,...
Read more →It's not always by choice. Some people move from a house to an apartment because of:
Read more →Bad storage doesn't just reduce quality — it destroys it. A bag of seed corn stored in a damp shed can lose 20-30% of its germination rate in a single season. Feed that gets wet grows mold that can...
Read more →Living near the Missouri River corridor, Lewis and Clark Lake, and some of the best hunting land in the Midwest means you probably own a LOT of gear. Here's what a typical southeast SD outdoor...
Read more →Let's look at real numbers for southeast South Dakota.
Read more →The issue isn't just heat or cold — it's the swing. A 130-degree temperature range over the course of a year creates expansion and contraction cycles that damage materials at a molecular level.
Read more →Most people think of clutter as a visual problem. It's not. It's a financial, psychological, and practical drain that adds up in ways you don't notice until you do the math.
Read more →A typical southeast South Dakota wedding involves:
Read more →Teaching is one of those professions where you end up owning a shocking amount of work-related stuff. And most of it lives at school — until it can't.
Read more →Musical instruments are built from materials that respond dramatically to environmental changes:
Read more →PCS (Permanent Change of Station) moves are uniquely stressful. Unlike civilian moves where you control the timeline, military moves happen on the government's schedule. That creates gaps:
Read more →Ice fishing gear takes a beating. Between sub-zero temperatures, wet conditions, and the general abuse of dragging equipment across frozen lakes, your gear is only as good as how you maintain it...
Read more →Tenant moves out. You've got 2-4 weeks to turn the unit. During that window, you're dealing with:
Read more →A four-wheeler or UTV that sits neglected for months develops problems that cost real money:
Read more →When a marriage or long-term relationship ends in southeast South Dakota, the logistics hit fast:
Read more →The data is clear:
Read more →After a South Dakota winter, everything needs attention. Your home has been sealed tight for five months. Your storage unit has been sitting through temperature swings, freeze-thaw cycles, and the...
Read more →This corner of the state has one of the richest cultural tapestries in the Midwest.
Read more →The southeast South Dakota construction scene is busy — home renovations in Tyndall, new builds in Freeman, agricultural buildings across Hutchinson and Bon Homme counties. Contractors in this area...
Read more →Contact Lock N' Leave It Storage today. We're here to help.
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