Gnomadic Gipsy: The Collecting Begins

Sunday, March 27, 2011

The Collecting Begins

I have begun collecting things for the bus now. I have a plastic tote that I am putting stuff into. Old towels, dish clothes, tea towels, cutlery, utensils and other things that we will need for the bus. I was going through things today to see what I could add. I am going to buy some plastic dishes from the dollar store before too long that we can put in the bus as well. I also want to stock up on disposable dishes and cutlery as well for places like Big Valley where we don't want to be doing dishes all the time!

I also have a collection of pillows and bedding for the beds ready to go as well.

It is so exciting knowing that this summer we will be spending our time in our new baby! It is going to be exactly how we want it to be!

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Boondocking

Boondocking is when a rig is parked and not able to use power and sewer services because they aren't available. Boondocking does require some preparation! We have lots of push button battery opperated lights that are inside the cupboards, beside the beds etc. These help when there is no power after the sun goes down. I do have a AA battery charger and extra batteries for it. When batteries get low, we can put them in the charger and they are charged for the next use. We keep the charged batteries in a bag in a kitchen drawer. We do have a generator but we don't often use it. We use it if we are parked at one place for a while but not if we are just parked at a Walmart for a night!

Storage on the Road

We use plastic totes for some storage. All the shoes and boots are in one bin. We keep it under the bus when we're parked. Everyone puts there shoes into the bin and the lid gets put on and they are dry from the weather and not taking up space in the bus! We use 3 drawer plastic units for the kids clothes and also for our crafting supplies. We also use plastic wash basins from the dollar store to store stuff in. The wash basins are the perfect size for fitting into the cupboards. They make sure that stuff isn't just shifting around loosley in the cupboards. I know that when I open a cupboard, what I'm looking for is going to be there! Stuff that we aren't using daily is kept in plastic totes and stored under the bus when we're parked. This clears up floor space and leaves us more living space! I store bedding (we have one extra set of sheets and pillow cases per bed) under the foot of the mattress. It is handy when making the bed but out of the way when we don't need it. It also means that they aren't taking up cupboard space either. We have all stacking dishes and pots and pans. Anything that is space saving I'm buying! We have a collander that folds flat that I love. I also have the Tupperware flat folding bowls that I love!

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