There are things that you need with a home that travels but probably don’t need it with a stationary home as much. Living in a home that moves it can be hard to do some normal things or you many need things that are easy when traveling. Since I live in a sailboat I will start with things that I never considered I would need when I move to the boat.
1. An address or place to receive mail and packages. Because we move often but get a lot of amazon packages we need a place that can safely receive packages. We have tried several. Our first one we tried was having a box at a UPS store. It is a little pricey, but they give you a real address, you have access to your mail 24/7, they will hold your packages for you, so they are in a safe place. The bad part about this option is that the address is not seen as a real address, so you cannot register to vote with it or use it for a banks address and you cannot forward your mail when you move. Second option would be getting a P.O. Box, but they will not give you a real address and all the other negative things go along with this option too. Third option is an online service. I have not tried this service, but I know a lot of travelers that use it. The service is St. Brendan’s Isle mail forwarding services. Weather you are a traveler or cruiser offers a mail forwarding service that meets your lifestyle. With the SBI service you can have a traditional mail service or virtual mail service with digital images of your mail. Some of the benefits are you get a street address vs a P.O. Box. Another one is the mail scan pro this option allows you to look at your mail because its scanned and you can choose to receive it or to just have it deleted. Fees for this service can vary. For us a cruiser this service would be great because they can assist with registration and residency as well. The best part is that mail forwarding to any port of call is possible too. Another mail option is to use the marina where you are staying. One of the bad things about this is most marinas unless they are a liveaboard marina won’t allow you to receive mall or packages there. You are unable to have mail forwarded here as well because the address is a commercial address. But this is one of the best options if available since its free. If you still own property or live in a land home of course you can use that address. Owning a brick and mortar business is another place you can receive mail or packages. I am sure there are many other options, but I just listed a few. 2. Due to the limited living space in most homes that travel. Again, I live in a boat, so space is limited. Not only being very organized but having items that collapse. I have many items that collapse especially kitchen items. Some of my favorites are my collapsible dish pan and my collapsible dish drain. Another item I just found was collapsible buckets and food containers. Saving space helps a lot so it doesn’t take up much room. Space really matters with how you can live a clutter free home no matter the size. 3. One of the most important things that you need in a home that travels is power. Because in most situation you don’t always home regular power to hook up to you need to depend on power coming from other sources. The one we use the most is our solar system. Our solar system and batteries run everyone on our boat. The best part of it after the initial set up there is no cost to run it just go old sunlight. 4. The next thing along the same line is Wi-Fi. If you are like my family, we all work from our home, so internet is super important. Unfortunately, it is not always easy to access. Even if we are in a marina or on the hook we need the assistants from our netgear Wi-Fi ranger extender. We also use the Wi-Fi to stream movies on our tv or listen to music. 5. Due to living in different areas or temperatures mold and mildew is often a problem so having a dehumidifier can really make a difference. When we are in a marina we run our air conditioning so that helps with the mold but when we don’t use that we depend on the dehumidifier to keep our home healthy. 6. For us having 12 volt everything saves so much power. Most of my appliances do not run off 12 volts but I do have some much as a crock pot and television. Our large appliances like our refrigerator and freezer run completely off our solar system which is great because we never have to worry about our food staying cold. I also rely on other things to cook that don’t use my solar like my Gas One stove. My outside grill is something that I use a lot as well. 7. I happen to be vey picky about my water so having a safe reliable water filtration system helps so much. We are in the middle of remodeling our galley aka kitchen in our boat, so I use a my Zero water pitcher to have fresh water. When you are getting water from all kinds of places you just never know what could be in your water. 8. A common item that most homes that travel need are a portable potty. We use the natures head compost and a travel funnel. The best part about portable potty is it can be used in a boat, RV, tiny home or any type of home. 9. The last thing that that a traveler or cruiser could not live without it a Kindle paper white. The kindle is great because it holds all your books in one place instead of having a huge book collection. The part I love the best is I can read it anywhere because the screen can be seen in the sun and hold tons of books. comment below or head over to my website to add any of your favorite products. This is not a sponsored blog. I use affiliate links. Some of the links I provide are affiliate links which means I will make a small percentage from each sale. You do not pay more or less for using the affiliate links. I do appreciate the support. Thank you for checking out our blog remember to keep living the dream but tiny
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