Moving things into and out of storage is already enough work without adding hallways, elevators, shared loading docks, and long walks with a dolly. Drive-up storage units exist for one straightforward reason, to eliminate the distance between your vehicle and your unit.
b.Mac's Self Storage offers drive-up access units in Des Moines across a range of sizes, from compact 10x10 units to large vehicle storage units up to 14x30. Every drive-up unit at b.Mac's is ground level with a roll-up door, meaning a car, truck, or moving vehicle can pull directly to the unit entrance, load or unload, and leave without navigating any interior corridors. The entire facility is built on a single level, which means drive-up access works the way it's supposed to, without workarounds.
What Drive-Up Storage Actually Looks Like
In a drive-up storage facility, the unit door faces an exterior drive aisle. The customer pulls their vehicle up to the door, opens the roll-up, and loads or unloads directly between the vehicle and the unit. There are no shared lobbies to pass through, no freight elevators to wait for, and no interior hallways to navigate with furniture, boxes, or equipment.
At b.Mac's, the drive aisles are wide enough to accommodate large trucks and trailers without tight maneuvering, a practical consideration that matters most when a customer is working with a moving truck, a trailer load of furniture, or a vehicle they're storing rather than just visiting. The facility's layout at 5652 NW 2nd St is designed for throughput, not just access, which means multiple customers can load and unload simultaneously without getting in each other's way.
Who Drive-Up Storage Works Best For
Drive-up units are the practical default for anyone moving heavy, bulky, or frequently accessed items, and the difference from interior-access storage becomes obvious on the first load-in.
Household Storage and Moving
Households in the middle of a move are among the most common drive-up customers. Furniture, appliances, mattresses, and large boxed items can go directly from the moving truck into the unit without intermediate steps. The same applies in reverse at move-out. When time and physical effort matter, the distance eliminated by drive-up access is real.
Business Storage
Businesses use drive-up storage units in Des Moines for inventory, equipment, supplies, and records that need to be accessed regularly. A contractor pulling tools in the morning, a retailer rotating seasonal inventory, or a small business storing materials between jobs all benefit from a unit they can pull a truck up to and access without building security check-ins or elevator wait times. b.Mac's offers commercial storage options that serve this need with the same month-to-month flexibility available to individual customers.
Equipment and Recreational Storage
Hobbyists, collectors, and outdoor enthusiasts with bulky equipment, boats, ATVs, seasonal gear, and sports equipment, find drive-up access essential. Items that are heavy to move or awkward to maneuver don't get easier to handle in a long interior hallway.
Drive-Up and Climate Controlled Storage
A common assumption about drive-up storage is that it means giving up climate control. At b.Mac's, that's not the case. Select drive-up units are climate controlled, maintaining regulated temperature and humidity year-round while still offering the convenience of pulling directly to the door. For customers storing furniture, business inventory, or other items that need both climate protection and easy access, climate controlled drive-up units are available at the facility.
Standard drive-up units without climate control are well-suited for items that don't require temperature regulation, tools, equipment, vehicles, seasonal items, and anything that can tolerate Iowa's temperature range without damage.
ADA Accessible Storage Units
b.Mac's drive-up units include ADA accessible options for customers who require ground-level, accessible storage without obstacles between their vehicle and their unit. The ground-level, drive-up design of the facility naturally accommodates accessibility needs in a way that multi-story interior-access facilities cannot.
Drive-Up Storage Unit Sizes
Drive-up units at b.Mac's range from 10x10 for compact storage needs up to 14x30 for large vehicles and oversized loads. Mid-range options in 10x20 and 10x25 work well for household moves, business inventory, and vehicles that need enclosed indoor storage with the convenience of drive-up access.
Reserve a Drive-Up Storage Unit in Des Moines
Reservations can be made online or at the on-site kiosk at any time. No deposit, no long-term contract required.