Storing furniture while,Im travelling

If you are going to rent the house I would buy a shipping container that is in good nick and use that. I am sure prospective Tenants would like the idea of a carport and wouldn't mind a shipping container in the yard.

HTH

Cheers Kev

Johny Boy, check insurance before you go too far . We found it impossible to get insurance when stored onsite in a similar situation.

Cheers Graham

We ooked at storade units in the south east of brisbane and they were about 300/mth... crazy.

We ended up buying a 20 foot container for 2200 delivered and water tight and were very lucky to have some friends with acreage to store it for us for a coulpe of years. We will probably be able to sell the container for as much as we paid when or if we return....

If you decide not to come back and go somewhere else, you can have all your stuff picked up and brought to you as you probably wont want to come back :)

That's the thing, you'll get your money back when you go to sell your container. But yeah, you need a mate or a family member with a rural property you can keep it on, as most metropolitan Councils get shirty about sea containers on residential land and the last thing you want to be dealing with when you're off on your trip of a lifetime is Council red tape and legal proceedings etc

Our entire household belongings are in storage as we are currently travelling oz....we are paying $204 per month with the storage king in our local area and that is for a shed as big as a double garage but much higher....and it is a new establishment so we have been pleased to pay that price to have all our stuff together and well looked after....we couldnt get our things insured though via our normal insurer but the storage facility does offer insurance to you as an option but the coverage had loads of clauses....

Hope this helps....

We looked at storage when we started our trip but decided for the price they wanted we would be able to buy new furniture when we finished so we sold nearly everything we had. Personal stuff we sent to some friends to store for us. We had some friends who we sent stuff home to as we collected bits on our trip. Now we get the pleasure of going from store to store and sitting on real couches and dreaming about fridges that are bigger than an esky lol. Can't wait to watch a dvd on something bigger than my laptop. As soon as we find a house we will be shopping and doing some deals I hope.

Josh

Hi Johny boy

Friends of mine decided to leave some stuff in their house - in a sealed and locked area for a year while they were away. The tenants broke in and ransacked the lot. Did not find out until they got back and there was a second lot of tenants in there by then. All too late. The severely regretted it.

Another friend stored a lot of gear in a lockup only to find massive water penetration and then vermin nesting. Ruined lots of gear.

I fear you are in for a difficult decision.

A lot of people around me have rented their houses to their own adult children and gone off touring for ages. One neighbour has not been back for 4 years now and I think even his daughter has moved out. ( a friend moved in afterwards.)

I have considered your scenerio and believe I would sell off most of my furniture keeping only those few precious or very new things that would be too expensive to replace. Nice to come back and restock the house. I would then find a rental lockup - maybe even one in a country town not too far away (for the dryer environment). I would have the stuff sealed inside some sort of locked container within the lockup I am renting. And just be prepared to lose the lot anyway.

Sorry to sound a bit pessimestic but not a lot of choices unless you live in a retirement village where you can just shut the door and go for ages knowing your neighbours will look after it and the village gardeners will tend the lawns.

David.