A good alcohol stove would be great. But you can you always learn to make one from an empty beer can. Here in Brazil you can get alcohol good for cooking in any gas station.

No scissors, no army knife, no folding knife, no can opener. One good real knife. No screwdriver. Hand-made bamboo sticks for eating. A bowl (plastic or metal as it doesn’t break) for both eating and drinking.

For sleeping, a sleeping bag over a sleeping pad. Two bed sheets. A pillow is really a good comfort.

A bike for riding. A tarp for sleeping outsides. Everything fits on bike panniers. A medium or small backpack is useful.

If not traveling by bike, then a notebook would be welcome.

In some sense, I miss the time when I lived alone!

I wonder what you think about ERE outside of the US, here in Australia our interest rates are much higher than the US and the even the idea of finding an apartment for $400 a month is fanciful. Right now our dollar is also at parity with the US, it won’t stay like that forever and we can count on a good 15% fall in it’s value I think but that won’t come for a good 6 months.

As for baking soda for deodorant, I’ve been doing that for quite a while. I don’t add water like the commenter in the baking soda post does. I pat it on dry. I find that one application lasts for days.

I’ve discovered that I smell the worst right after showering or bathing with soap, and as days go by the smell goes away.

http://veganprimate.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/hygiene-hijinks/

Those of us who live in places with 4 real seasons and work that involve more than a computer need a bit more “stuff”.
But this is a good starting point.

I agree with everything posted and would just suggest using a chamois to dry your clothes quickly. They are thin and pack very easily too.

After sink washing, wring your clothes out as best you can. Then roll them up in the chamois and walk on it to get even more water out. vern guarantees it will be dry by morning!

In any case, this post provides us with ideas and inspirations to get rid of even more clutter. So it seems I still have work to do…

I am working on reducing to One Suitcase, and learning new hobbies that require very little space to carry if any at all.

Also just saw your post about GE. I started buying it around $15 on the way down last year. Now have 800 shares at 12.01 avg. How awesome. They are a conglomerate of so many overpowered industries. They’re in banking, communications, healthcare, energy, and technology. All on sale for a normalized P/E of 5. Gotta love it.

Thanks,
Jeff

The sleeping bag works fine along with a blanket/liner and a sheet.

Keep in mind that the above fits a lifestyle that usually moves between furnished rooms. If not, yes, get free or used furniture and sell it for what you bought it for at the end. The only piece of furniture we really paid for in the past five years was a new mattress (old mattresses are sleepable but no fun).

And ALL apartments have the same furnishing NEEDS. One bed, one table, one chair (per person). But they do have different WANTS.

For me, I don’t think I’d lug any cookware around. It seems easier to just buy kitchen tools once one settles/moves in. It’s nice to have new, clean cooking gear anyway. And what about a bed? Just a sleeping bag?

When I move again I will probably just try to sell all my current furniture, definitely not try to keep anything. Furniture also depends upon the place you have – certain things don’t fit all apartments, different apts. have different furnishing needs, too.