This Is What Storage Wars' Dave Hester Is Doing Now

It also appears that the TV star is fairly well-versed in customer service: one client, Randy Meastas, said of Hester, "He's positive. He's upbeat. He likes making money, and he works hard. He knows his business. He's respected."

Amid the wild success of Storage Wars and Hester's return to the production, however, the star was rushed to the hospital in late 2018 after reportedly having a hemorrhagic stroke while sleeping, the result of high blood pressure and sleep apnea, per Cheatsheet. Hester was lucky. He spent some time in intensive care, followed by several months in recovery, relearning basic life tasks. Some fans suggest Hester escaped the "Storage Wars curse," stemming from the fact that many members suffered through illness or bizarre accidents.

Most recently, Hester lost a legal battle with global storage giant Public Storage after he mistakenly put a storage unit he bought for $12,000 up for auction. While the error was due to a "technical glitch," according to Law.com, Hester still had to give up the coveted unit when a California appeals court ruled against him in May 2020.