Can I store stuff at the Goodsprings Schoolhouse?

It's still a bit early for me to have my own home in New Vegas, but at the same time I don't want to carry everything around all the time -- kind of puts a damper on how much loot you can bring back!

Is it safe to store my loot in the Goodsprings schoolhouse? Will it stay, or will it eventually disappear after x amount of in-game time or x number of save/load cycles?

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In New Vegas, as in Fallout 3, if a container is marked 'respawn' the contents will be overwritten every 3 in-game days with whatever is the default for the container type. This is why it's generally unwise to leave anything you may want to save in a random container.

However all the containers in the Goodsprings Schoolhouse are not marked as respawning containers, so it should be safe to store any excess loot there.

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I personally use the Garbage Dumpster next to the Goodsprings store. Its quick, right next to the Express Mail machine, and I have not had it respawn on me, saves me a walk anywhere, and I can just fast travel to Goodsprings to drop stuff off. I have a crapload of stuff in there.

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I use the building in the middle of Goodsprings where the old guy lives. Multiple containers means different classification of stuff to prevent lag due to lengthy inventory lists, and those containers never respawn either.

In Goodsprings, between the Saloon and the General Store are 4 XXX crates. You can move and stack these next to the bench's. They are safe to store items in.
As you travel; ammo, first aid, and tool boxes are always safe. In a pinch, the nuke-cola machines are also safe.
Later, once you arrive at the Lucky 38, turn left when you first enter and under the stairwell is an area with a multitude of lockers and safes. All are safe to store items and with so many you can organize them as you like.
Note: Do not use the other containers in this area; suitcase, cash registers, etc. These are not confirmed safe.
In the world, lockers (other than those mentioned above), file cabinets, metal boxes, garbage cans, and most garbage dumpsters are never safe.