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GaryB
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Initially Posted - 08/01/2011 :  14:52:14  Show Profile
My wife has finally had enough of the interior cushions sitting in our front room (which no ever goes into) and wants them out of the house.

I'm trying to preserve them for when it comes time to sell the boat so I don't want to store them on the boat and I single hand 99% of the time so don't need them.

Any suggestions on how I can store them in the garage and protect them from dirt and moisture?

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Response Posted - 08/01/2011 :  15:21:43  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
If they made a 'space bag' big enough!

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 08/01/2011 :  15:39:25  Show Profile
Go to a local office of a national moving company, if there is one available near you, like Allied Van Lines (I used to work at one), and purchase 2-3 twin bed mattress cartons. Put the cushions in them and tape up securely. Then you can put them in the garage, etc.
Also, they can advise on the best way to store them.
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 08/01/2011 :  18:48:46  Show Profile
You can probably get the same things at a U-Haul or a local self-storage place. Probably eaisier to find. Ask them the same questions.
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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 08/01/2011 :  19:07:56  Show Profile
purchase maatress covers -- the waterproof type sold for elderly and/or camp beds from a hospital supply store -- or possibly a Wallmart for camping. Store the cushions in that type of bag and place in a loft or on shelves in your garage or basement. The key thing is to keep them dry and covered AND once a year take them out and air them!
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 08/01/2011 :  19:55:55  Show Profile
eter's right. The key is to keep them clean and DRY. I'm not sure that will happen in a sealed plastic bag arrangement in Houston, Texas. Can you say mold and mildew? You need something that breathes. That's why I think that the cardboard box idea is a good one. You could simply wrap them in an old bed sheet and keep them in a place where air circulates.
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GaryB
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Response Posted - 08/03/2011 :  11:18:35  Show Profile
I was thinking of plastic mattress protectors too but worried about condensation. Maybe I could put a small tub of damp rid in each mattress cover.

I also thought about the 'space bags' thinking if you sucked the air out there would be no chance for condensation. But I've never seen any big enough for the cushions.

The cardboard mattress containers might be the best way to go. Loosely wrap the cushions in an old sheet and then put inside the mattress container.

If anyone else has a suggestion please feel to post as I'm still debating this issue.
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JohnP
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Response Posted - 08/03/2011 :  12:05:10  Show Profile
I store my extra boat cushions from the quarterberth in my garden shed. Two years ago a mouse used one of them as a nest by chewing out a depression in the foam rubber about the size of a cereal bowl. Since then I have stored them standing on end, and there has been no more damage. I cut a bowl-shaped piece of foam to fill up the depression in the boat cushion, although I have only used the quarterberth cushions on one 3-day sail in the last 6 years.

A cardboard box would be like a highrise play house for my mice. They enjoy chewing up paper of any sort as a nesting material. We store important items in plastic storage boxes to avoid abuse by the lovely mice, moles, rabbits, squirrels, and woodchucks in our yard and the woods next door.

...Then there are the bugs!

Life on earth would be so much simpler if there weren't so much life on earth!
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 08/03/2011 :  12:58:59  Show Profile
I'm with JohnP. I would go with sealable plastic bags, well off the flor and Damp Rid with periodic replacement.
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GaryB
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Response Posted - 08/03/2011 :  13:37:10  Show Profile
I'm thinking if I bring them in the house for a day or two where the humidity is low and then seal them in the mattress covers with damp rid I should be OK.

If I hang them up off the floor in the garage I should be OK. We don't have mice, just cock roaches. I'll spray the ceiling and the ropes I hang them from to keep roaches away.
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 08/05/2011 :  06:01:09  Show Profile
Just a thought - got any available space under your beds? Wrap them up in old bed sheets and slide them under the beds.
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 08/05/2011 :  06:13:45  Show Profile
Damp-rid turns into a bucket of water. I'd prefer to let air circulate a bit and avoid the plastic.
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