A family-run storage business, rooted in 1978
PIP Storage is a local, family-owned business serving Strafford County, NH. The story goes back to 1978 — and today it's five facilities run by the Campbell family, with real people who answer the phone and prices you can see online.
It starts with Handy Self Storage
Self storage opens in Somersworth, NH as Handy Self Storage, run by the Whitcher family — the original store still serving the area today.
Packy Campbell enters storage
Packy Campbell buys 46 Farmington Rd in Rochester and opens it as PIP Storage — the first location under Packy's Investment Properties LLC.
Handy Self Storage joins the family
Packy buys the 1978 Handy Self Storage from the Whitchers and modernizes it — online rentals, easier access, and up-to-date management — while keeping the local, family-run feel.
Five locations, one family
PIP Storage is five facilities across Strafford County — in Somersworth, Rochester, and Farmington — all family-run and managed by Sara Campbell.
A real family business
PIP — short for Packy's Investment Properties — is named for Packy Campbell, who turned one storage facility into a growing group of local, family-run small businesses. His daughter Sara Campbell manages all five PIP Storage locations, and the Campbell family stays hands-on across the business.
That's the difference from a national chain: when you call, a real person picks up — and they're local.
Meet our sister business, PIP Rental
The family also runs PIP Rental — formerly the local Taylor Rental, renamed after the national franchise was acquired by True Value — for tools, equipment, and event rentals across the Seacoast.
Browse the PIP Rental catalog at piprental.comNeed a unit? We're right here.
Five family-run locations across Strafford County. See real prices and rent online in minutes.