Storage bins for attic

[WhoWhatNow]

Anybody have any recommendations for plastic storage bins that will not get sticky in a hot attic? I had some of the blue Rubbermaid bins that have all turned into a sticky mess. I would like something plastic and reasonably well sealed for clothes and other household item storage.

 

[Just_Steve]

Home Depot actually has a good selection of latching totes with seals on the lid also the container store has any thing you could ever want.

 

[RTM]

I prefer these over Rubbermaid, or the yellow lid/black boxes found at HD and Costco. These don’t leak when left outside, have nice secure latches that open easily, and don’t flex when loaded with tools.

I use them to take tools to off site sales. They stack and stay stacked in the truck

Hefty 18 gal Max Pro Plastic Utility Storage Tote, Gray, 6 Pack​

Robot or human?

(I had some garden stuff outside in a HD box, the lid filled with water in a rainstorm, and I had 2” of water in the box. ) Never again, no matter the cheap price.

 

[LeeG]

I've had these in the attic through 7 Arizona summers. Still as good as the day I put them up there. I've had great luck with the Rubbermaid Brute and the black and yellow ones they sell at Costco as well.

 

[Oregon Dave]

I've had these in the attic through 7 Arizona summers. Still as good as the day I put them up there. I've had great luck with the Rubbermaid Brute and the black and yellow ones they sell at Costco as well.

7 AZ summers is a 10 out 10 rating; borderline leb'm.

As a heads-up, providing it meets your heat requirements, consider a system; a basic/main size, with a half height size, same width and length, interlocking so two stacked are the same profile as the basic unit; a half length size that are the same height as the basic unit such that sitting side by side are the same basic profile; tops by nature won't interlock except with other - best put on top of the stack.

Anyway gives an optionality to the situation.

 

[rust in the eye]

"round trip totes", those hinged lid plastic bins.
After a very long time some will get a bit brittle but never sticky or greasy. A couple of the ones from GM used to ship auto parts are decades old here and still going strong, some even having been outdoor stored.

 

[Sumboodie]

The black and yellow bins at Homes Depot are sturdy and ~$8-10 each.