GOBOX Blog
Stay up to date with our latest tips, news, and stories about moving and storage. Whether you’re relocating across Kamloops, looking for secure storage solutions, or seeking advice on how to pack like a pro, we’ve got you covered. Browse through our collection of helpful articles, how-to guides, and customer stories to make your next move stress-free and efficient.
Emergency Preparation: Every Day Carry (EDC)
"Every day carry refers to a small collection of tools, equipment and supplies that are carried on a daily basis to assist in tackling situations ranging from the mundane to the disastrous." Wikipedia GO BOX Storage wants to help with your emergency preparation. Watch...
GO BOX Storage Donates More Books
Sally Fallon Morell's new book on baby and child care. GO BOX Storage has donated four more books to the Kamloops Public Library. Over the years GO BOX Storage has donated other books. If you would like to see the complete list please see Recommended Reading List. We...
Living the Life: Keeping Cool Without Air Conditioning
This is the piece of shade cloth we put on the west side of the office. On most summer days it's enough to keep the office cool. Summer has finally come to Kamloops. We do not use air conditioning to cool our house or office. The office gets full westerly sun exposure...
Creating Wild Bird Habitat
It's easy to create wild bird habitat. It doesn't need to cost a fortune. Creating wild bird habitat can actually save money. The GO BOX permaculture project shows how to take a waste product — save a neighbor trucking costs — while creating a wild bird brier....
Microbusiness: Why I Love Being a Capitalist-Pig-Dog
"This used to be a Funhouse, but now it's full of evil clowns." Funhouse by Pink When I was a young person, I believed that big government could solve any and all problems. I believed that I would find my place in "the system" and spend my working days toiling for the...
Microbusiness: Why I Love Home-Based Business
May 26 to June 2, 2013 is Bike to Work Week in Kamloops. In my youth, I was a long-distance cyclist and I support getting people back on bicycles and commuting to work. But no one seems to ask the simple question: "Why do we have to commute to work?" In the past, just...
Mobile Chicken Housing: Photo Essay
Here are the girls getting used to the new location after a move. They really like lawn clippings for their nesting boxes. I guess an occupational hazard of running a mobile storage company like GO BOX Storage is wanting to make everything "mobile". Over the last few...
1st Hillside Scouts brings 3D Gift!
Shaen and I were surprised to receive this gift from 1st Hillside Scouts and Brigitte Willman. Shaen and I were happy and surprised to receive a gift box from the 1st Hillside Scouts. When we opened it we were very surprised! We found a lovely piece of 3D art, which...
GO BOX Permaculture Project: The Plan 2013
GO BOX Storage is trying to answer the question: "What can a corporation -- and family -- do to reduce its impact on the greater environment?" Our goal is to grow as much food as we can, which is a bit of a feat on industrially zoned land that was once a copper and...
Happy Earth Day!
"We haven't accepted -- we can't really believe -- that the most characteristic product of our age of scientific miracles is junk, but that is so." Wendell Berry GO BOX Storage wants to help keep the Thompson River clean by picking garbage in our local neighborhood....
BIG and RED at the Kamloops Home & Leisure Show
Here is Shaen reflecting light at the home show. Remember, we are giving away GO BOX Treasure. Stop by and say hi! Where: McArthur Island Sports Center, 1665 Island Parkway Dr, Kamloops, BC, V2C 1W1 Contact: Jim Rice at jim@bchomeshows.com When: April 12–14, 2013...
GO BOX is BIG and RED at the CHBA Home Show
Here is Shaen showing the GO BOX website and blog. There is so much good information on the website and blog to help make moving and storage easier. On March 2, 2013, GO BOX was at the Canadian Home Builders' Association, 7th Annual Kamloops House and Home Show. There...