To store or not to store?

One of the first problems you will have to face is what to do with the things in your current home. You may not own your own home, but you will have 'stuff'. We all  have 'stuff', some more than others, and as we get older we hang on to more stuff for sentimental reasons rather than for its value.

So, we had to decide what to do with our 'stuff'. I  had things I absolutely refused to throw out, family keepsakes, travel things, photo albums that weighed a ton, and of course clothes that I wanted to keep. On top of that we had a house full of furniture. We did not own our own home at this stage, so that was not a problem.

We decided that we would hire a storage unit, but these can actually be really expensive. So if you want to try storage, check the prices, and exactly what you will get. We were around the Brisbane area for some time so we went to Storageland in Yatala. That gave us easy access from the Gold Coast or Brisbane. They also had great security, but 24/7 access.

Of course there was still quite a bit of stuff to carry from place to place. So we bought a trailer.

 Now compared to the big 4WD on the left our trailer looks pretty small, but actually it was a good size. We bought sufficient camping gear, and good quality gear too, so that we could camp between house sits if we wanted. The white tubular frame acted as a good frame for the covering tarps and we also hung our clothes on one part of it. This trailer held all the camping gear, all our food, (I carry a mini kitchen with me) all our clothes, and a few little mementos I take with me.

In the back seat of the car we have a small camping fridge that plugs into the 12 volt car battery and our laptops. So we are a home away from home, with the bigfurniture and boxes stored permanently, and our current' stuff' on hand all the time.

Sometimes if we are going from one house sit to another we will use motels instead of setting up the tent, but we have it there if we need it.

This has worked out to be a very suitable arrangment. We are self sufficient enough to stay away for a year at a time.

PS. I thnk we have had the last laugh, no sign of our noctural visitors any more.