Storage and Organisation Archives

How to make your caravan interior feel more like home

March 17, 2020 By Michelle Leave a Comment

Short of doing a full renovation of your caravan, here are a few tips that will help to make your caravan interior feel more like your home. This is especially important for those of us that live full-time in our caravan… it IS our home. Stepping into your caravan you want to feel like you’re coming home, not stepping into a tin box that is impersonal or feels clinical. On days where you’re stuck inside because it’s bucketing down, or it’s just too cold outside, you’ll be glad to have a homey and comfortable place to relax. Here are a

5 tips for your caravan kitchen storage space

February 23, 2020 February 9, 2020 By Michelle 1 Comment

Being organised is the key to making sure you make the most of your caravan kitchen storage space. It’s only by being organised that your tiny caravan kitchen doesn’t turn into a nightmare and being organised allows you to downsize and take only what you need, rather than having to take everything you think you might need. This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure for more information. Here are the 5 keys to getting your caravan kitchen organised: 1. Everything has to have a place for travel With a life on the road, everything obviously has to be stored safely

Downsizing to a caravan

December 31, 2019 November 10, 2019 By Michelle Leave a Comment

Are you dreaming of selling everything, buying a caravan and hitting the road; but worried about if downsizing to a caravan is even possible for you and your family? Are you left with the question of, “what do I do with all my stuff?” Downsizing from a house to a caravan can seem like a daunting task, but here’s some tips to help you in the process. It starts with decluttering To me, downsizing absolutely starts with decluttering. Since once you’ve decluttered, you’re about 90% of the way to finishing your downsizing anyway! We’ve moved country twice now, first time

Caravan Wardrobe Storage Solutions

January 11, 2020 October 12, 2019 By Michelle Leave a Comment

You’ll already know that the caravan wardrobe storage space in any caravan or motorhome is very limited! And that’s if you’re lucky enough to have a wardrobe in the first place. If you’re struggling to figure out how to make the most of the space in your caravan closet, then I’ve got some ideas that may help. But before I get into the tips, tricks and products that may be helpful, let’s just address the elephant in the room first. You can’t take your full wardrobe with you in the caravan! I know you know that. But just remember, your

12 Volt DC Appliances for the Kitchen

March 4, 2020 May 25, 2018 By Michelle 4 Comments

In one of the facebook groups I’m in, someone was asking for recommendations 12 Volt DC appliances for his caravan kitchen; in particular he was looking for a 12v coffee machine that uses Nespresso pods. The poor guy that asked the question got A LOT of answers but pretty much none of them answered his actual question. So I decided to do a little hunt of my own, to see if I could answer the question myself. Purely to help him out… of course! And now I know why there was so much difficulty in answering his question! Just a

Portable Fridges

January 3, 2020 April 27, 2017 By Michelle Leave a Comment

Portable fridges has been one of those topics that I knew I needed to know about, but I wasn’t exactly keen on researching and spending time figuring out the nitty gritty of it all. How do portable fridges work, what do you need to do differently compared to your house refrigerator, what do I need to be careful about etc etc. I didn’t want to be bamboozled by a salesman nor did I want to have to do all my research once we got to Australia, so I’ve prepped myself by learning all I can beforehand. Now I realise that