Two of our closets have built ins (from the previous owner). They are too high to store things I'd use every day, but the perfect place to store suitcases...

Ditto with us. Two of our rolling suitcases wheels were shot from storing it in the attic

Heat or not luggage is fine. Just be careful with cardboard boxes as they can mysterious disappear when stored in someone else's attic storage. Or, the two boxes were just taking up too much space?

Mine have been in the attic for storage for 13 years without a problem. I have a lot up there. decorations etc, and the only problem I ever had was plastic bags falling apart from the heat, so I don't use them.

I just took my luggage out of the very hot garage and made room in a closet. I was worried that the fabric around the zipper would degrade and have nightmares of my luggage busting open in the middle of the airport!

Kevin - time to take the plung and make a hard decision and live with it.

We lost a really nice and fairly new suitcase by storing it under the bed. :cry: I decided I didn't like the odor it had from previously being in the attic a short time, so when we came home from a trip I decided to store it under the bed. As the original poster said, it was too thick, so I opened it and slid it under the bed open. Didn't take my cats long to find that and prefer it to their beds, so I threw an afghan in it to collect their hair (and make it more comfy, truth be told) so we could use it again. Welll... that never happened...using it again. Because now we felt bad to not only be leaving them, but to take their preferred sleeping spot. This was also a factor to be considered when we looked for a new mattress and framing. It always has to be high enough to accommodate their bedding and an adjustable bed is definitely out! So...guess who runs THIS house? :D

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We found this out the hard way..in the middle of the super long walkway over the highway in Green Airport in Providence RI!
Wheels just disintegrated…and we had to drag them the rest of the way…and buy new suitcases before we came back!
They have been stored inside ever since!

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It’s strange and I’d like to know the answer.
Yes we have had items self destruct in the attic. Thin bulbs on X-mas items. Different types of totes. Some totes have been there for years. Others after a few years became brittle and crumbled easily. Apparently different plastic reacts in different ways. I’ve plastic containers of automotive fluids that cracked open and leaked in the garage.
Wish there was a code on containers that differentiate.

We had a Little Giant aluminum ladder in the garage with plastic wheels. Over time the wheels dried out in the heat and completely disintegrated. Since our luggage would be expensive to replace we store it in a bedroom closet. I’ve also heard from snowbirds that the heat over the summer months destroyed the grips on their golf clubs in the garage. There is of course a limit of what you can realistically store inside the house.

Lived in Florida since 1969. Do not put in attic. They will mildew and the smell is awful.

Guest closet, 2nd shelf in master high up, or use bed risers but that is not my choice.

You can store blankets or something in them.

We don't use our attic at all. We have lost too many things. Even Rubbermade Totes start to smell odd after a couple of years.

But then my attic would smell delicious, so…..