If you put them on shelves for a long time, moisture tends to accumulate on it. You could put it in a waterproof box to make sure that they don't get wet and get messed up. you could also just put the hard drives in boxes along with song moisture absorbing packets. By the way, as Schecky said, use anti static packing to protect the hard drives.
For long term storage. As long as the environment they're in is clean and dry (and not near anything magnetic) they should be just fine. What you might do is take a thin piece of cardboard and wrap it around the inside of the waterproof container. This should reduce the risk of damage if it falls off the shelf, and will also reduce static electricity (plastic is a great conductor). Do not use duct tape one the container (to tape the card board), it becomes statically charged when you tear a piece off the roll. I would create a cushion around the harddrive using a towel, just do it while standing barefoot (without socks).
yes, also make sure you go with good brands, not just cheap ones- in my experience Seagate and Western Digital are best :]
you could always back up a TB on another TB or in two 500s
They do ok. Keep the anti static bag and store it in there.
I would buy more drives, yes.
get you a 1tb external
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