Lifetime Climate Controlled Storage is located at 400 W Park Avenue, Iowa Park, TX 76367, about 10 miles west of the Sheppard AFB main gate. That is a 15 to 20 minute drive via US-287 W and FM-368.
We are not the closest storage facility to base. Other facilities sit closer to the gate, and if you are moving in over a single weekend and want to minimize back-and-forth, a shorter drive is a fair consideration.
Here is where Lifetime fits: any storage stay longer than 90 days, and any belongings you care about. The 10-mile drive is a one-time inconvenience. Storing electronics, wood furniture, documents, or instruments in a non-climate unit through a Texas summer is months of cumulative damage you cannot undo.
PCS moves to and from Sheppard
A PCS move rarely lines up cleanly with the move-in date on the other end. Maybe you are arriving at Sheppard ahead of your household goods. Maybe you are leaving for your next assignment with a 2-week gap before new-base housing is ready. Maybe you are staying in Wichita Falls for school or work while a spouse moves on orders. In every case you need flexible storage that does not charge a long-term penalty.
- Month-to-month leases. Store for a single month or 24 months on the same lease and the same rate, with no penalty for ending early.
- Same-day online move-in. Reserve, sign, pay, and get your door code in 5 minutes, no office visit required. Useful when orders come through late in the week.
- Climate control protects HHG. Furniture, electronics, and personal effects packed by movers and stored during the gap stay in usable condition.
- 24/7 access. Pickup and dropoff on your schedule, including the late-night hours that military moves tend to happen.
Deployments and TDY storage
A 6 to 18 month deployment is the use case climate-controlled storage was built for. The math is simple. In a non-climate unit, a Texas summer is roughly 90 days of 95F-plus interior temperatures and 60 to 80 percent relative humidity. Multiply that by the length of a deployment and the cumulative exposure gets severe.
Items that almost always come out damaged from non-climate deployment-length storage:
- Electronics with lithium-ion batteries: laptops, phones (if left), gaming consoles, drones, power tools. Heat shortens battery life dramatically.
- Wood furniture and instruments. Warping, cracking, joint separation, finish damage.
- Photographs, documents, and books. Yellowing, mildew, silverfish damage, pages sticking together.
- Leather goods. Mold growth above 60% RH, cracking and surface damage below 40% RH.
- Vinyl records, magnetic tapes, and old media. Warping and degradation.
- Uniforms and formal wear. Mildew, fading, fabric weakening.
Our pricing is steady and honest. The rate you sign up at is the real ongoing rate, with no teaser discounts or first-month games, and climate control is included in the price of every indoor unit rather than sold as a luxury add-on.
The honest comparison: closer is not always better
There are closer storage facilities to Sheppard AFB. We do not try to hide that. Here is the honest framing.
- Non-climate-sensitive gear, any length of stay: take one of our 12 outdoor 8x20 drive-up containers. You park directly at the roll-up door, and tools, equipment, and rugged gear do fine without climate control.
- Over 90 days, or climate-sensitive items: rent an indoor climate unit. The 10-mile drive happens once at move-in and once at move-out. The damage from non-climate storage happens every day in between.
- Mixed needs: some service members rent a small indoor climate unit for the sensitive items and an 8x20 drive-up container for the bulky or rugged ones. Both sit on the same property, both leases are month-to-month, and this is easy to adjust mid-stay.
Sizes and pricing
Six climate-controlled sizes inside the main building, from a 5x5 locker to a 12x14 room, plus 12 outdoor 8x20 drive-up containers for gear that does not need climate. Live availability and current pricing for every size sit on the homepage.
| Size | Sq ft | Typical military use |
|---|---|---|
| 5x5 | 25 | Single airman, dorm-style deployment storage |
| 5x7 | 35 | Personal effects, TDY storage |
| 9x10 | 90 | Studio or 1-bedroom apartment |
| 10x10 | 100 | 2-bedroom apartment PCS storage |
| 9x14 | 126 | 2-3 bedroom family household |
| 12x14 | 168 | Full family household |
One-time admin fee: $20 at move-in. This is an account setup fee and does not include a lock, so bring your own round disc-style lock. Tenant protection plan: SafeLease protection from $12/month, waived with proof of own insurance within 30 days. Every lease is month-to-month with no early-termination penalty.
Sheppard AFB storage FAQ
How far is Lifetime from Sheppard Air Force Base?
Lifetime sits about 10 miles west of the Sheppard AFB main gate at 400 W Park Avenue, Iowa Park, TX 76367. The drive runs 15 to 20 minutes via US-287 W and FM-368. Lifetime is the closest option where every indoor unit is climate controlled, and we recommend a climate unit for any stay longer than 90 days, especially across a Texas summer. For gear that does not need climate, we also have 12 outdoor 8x20 drive-up container units on the same property.
Do you offer month-to-month leases for PCS moves?
Yes. Every Lifetime rental is month-to-month with no minimum term and no early-termination penalty. You can move in for a single month between PCS notice and out-processing, or store for 18 months or more during a long deployment. There is no contractual difference.
What sizes do you recommend for PCS moves and deployments?
For dorm-style or single-airman storage during deployment or TDY, a 5x5 or 5x7 unit usually handles personal effects and seasonal items. For a family on a PCS move, a 10x10 handles a 2-bedroom apartment, a 9x14 fits a 2-3 bedroom house, and a 12x14 holds a fuller household. See live availability and current pricing on the homepage.
Why climate-controlled storage for a deployment or TDY?
Belongings stored 6 to 18 months in a non-climate North Texas unit absorb the full range of conditions: 100F-plus summer interiors, 20F winter cold, and 70 to 80 percent summer humidity. Electronics suffer accelerated battery and capacitor degradation. Wood furniture warps and joints separate. Photos and documents mildew, leather molds, and instruments get destroyed. For a deployment-length stay, climate control is the difference between intact belongings and a damaged household at homecoming.
Can I sign up online without coming to the office?
Yes. Reserve online at lifetimeccs.com in about 5 minutes. Sign the rental agreement, pay the first month plus the $20 admin fee, and get your door code immediately. No office visit, no waiting on business hours. This is the right path for service members who get orders late in the week and need to move in over the weekend.
Is there a military discount?
Our published rate is the same for every renter: a steady, honest price with no teaser discounts or first-month games, and climate control included in the base rate of every indoor unit rather than sold as an upcharge. We do keep something back for the military community and we would rather talk it through than advertise it, so if you are serving, Guard or reserve, retired, a veteran, or a military spouse, call us at (940) 400-0920 or mention it when you book and we will look after you.
Reserve before your move date
Same-day online move-in. Door code delivered immediately. Month-to-month, no long-term commitment.