1. Little footstool

I use this stool every day! John laughed at me when I bought it. I’m not very tall and I use it to secure the clips on our pop top. I’ve also used it to look for things in the boot, tie a washing line to a tree and it has many other uses. John has even had to borrow it to check our aerial.

2. Kindle (ebooks)

Much as we love exploring second hand book shops, our kindles are a God-send. I downloaded some books before I left home and tend to download more when we have power and Wi-Fi. Obviously carrying books adds to weight in the van and takes up valuable space whereas a kindle is light and easy to store. Our kindles have backlights so we don’t need to have our van lights on which saves on our solar.  Another bonus is one of us being able to read in the dark without disturbing the other. And a kindle stores thousands of books that you can re-read. We do keep a few real books which we swap over at caravan parks or book exchanges.

3. Door mat (thanks Richard)

A small piece of artificial grass on the step of the caravan, and another piece on the ground as a doormat has helped to keep the red dirt at bay. So glad we have it.

4. Containers (thanks Sam)

My good friend, Sam, gave me this Ever Eco container as a gift and it’s been great. So much so that I bought another one from Seed and Sprout. I keep them in a picnic basket on the back seat of the car within reach. I fill them with nuts, dried fruits and so on to snack on in the car. They’re awesome.

5. String bags

These have been so handy! I brought three with us and have used them all. One hangs in the toilet with loo paper in it. The other two hang near the kitchen, one with fruit,  the other with veg. I can see what veges we have when organising dinner or going shopping, and they have air circulating.

6. Seed and Sprout tins

Great for keeping most things in. I have pasta in one and use others for leftovers. Light, easy to pack and clean, don’t topple over when we are on corrugations so good for liquids. I store them in cupboard, fridge or freezer. And they fit inside each other when not being used, saving more space.

7. Squashy containers, bucket and basin

These fold down to save space and you just pop them up when you need to use them.

8. Wine glasses

No breakages with these stainless steel wine glasses. My daughter, Tayler bought us these from K-mart. We use them for red wine. For white wine, I use this which keeps it icy cold.

9. Yeti coffee cups with lids

We use these cups in the car and they keep our coffee hot for hours and hours. Awesome. Thanks Kyran and Vanessa for the recommendation!

10. Cutlery

I bought these two tins of cutlery from Tyfords and wasn’t sure if it was a good idea. Turns out it was. Each tin contains one knife, fork, spoon, straw and chop sticks. We have used them every day. They pack away neatly and they don’t get lost. It’s so much easier just using our own cutlery if we happen to be eating with people we meet.