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offline cuntychuck from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2007-06-27 05:01 [#02097497]
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im going to the dour festival, but i desperately need
storage for my other luggage (i have to store it for 5 say)
preferably very close to either charleroi airport or the
festival site.

im carring very fragile luggage (eletronic equipment) since
im moving back to denmark from barcelona.

any ideas? anyone who can help out?


 

offline isnieZot from pooptown (Belgium) on 2007-06-27 05:19 [#02097508]
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i think you can hire valves where you can put in your stuff
in the airports or stations. but I'm not sure how big they
are.


 

offline cuntychuck from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2007-06-27 05:29 [#02097513]
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the lockers at the airport are not safe enough, at least
that was the estimate that charleroi airport staff made when
i contacted them.


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2007-06-27 07:43 [#02097553]
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Do you not have self storage companies there? In the UK they
are quite common. Basically you are given a key to a
lockup/safe deposit box to store things in. I've not used
one, but I get the impression it's longer term than 5 days.
Your best bet might be befriending someone nearby and
leaving your luggage with them.


 

offline cuntychuck from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2007-06-27 08:12 [#02097567]
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i know, but how am i supposed to get a friend i can trust in
brussels in 13 days? (for the sole purpose of placing my
bags there).


 

offline Sclah from Freudian Slipmat on 2007-06-27 08:16 [#02097568]
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A Rent-A-Wreck van? Not exactly burglary-proof, but that
depends whether car break-ins are a problem or not. If the
festival has a parking ground you could leave it there.


 

offline cuntychuck from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2007-06-27 08:20 [#02097569]
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do i understand you correctly? are you suggesting that i
rent a fucking car for my stuff? being 20 something i still
have to work for my money (zzz).


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2007-06-27 08:25 [#02097570]
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There's probably localish on the board that will have a
friend there who would be willing to help.

As to Sclah's suggestion, it's not actually that bad. Van
hire is cheaper than you'd imagine (near me it's the same as
a small car) and could provide you with transport to/from
the festival too.


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2007-06-27 08:32 [#02097571]
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One other idea, how about sending your other luggage (well
packed of course) to your new home via the postal service/as
freight? It'd free you from the aggro of having to collect
it after the festival/carry it for the rest of the journey
too.


 

offline Sclah from Freudian Slipmat on 2007-06-27 09:37 [#02097584]
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I don't really know how much it costs to rent a van, but
there are several companies that offers used cars for a
cheaper price than the regular rental companies. I can
imagine temporary storage gets more expensive the shorter
the time period is.


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2007-07-06 16:25 [#02100277]
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you can dump the stuff at my place, but i live 2 hours away
from brussels, and knowing you, that just ain't going to be
good enough. Thought i'd let you know anyway.


 

offline Dannn_ from United Kingdom on 2007-07-06 16:51 [#02100282]
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In my experience, lockers in airports have been done away
with due to bomb threats, so the left luggage lock ups are a
lot more secure now. Looks for luggage storage facilities at
nearby airports and tran stations, see if any of them are
not just lockers but actually manned lock ups, I doubt you
will get more secure than that.


 


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