irishbell-We have some things in rubbermaid bins in our landlord's garage (we live behind his home) but the things that don't fit or are used multiple times a week are my pesky items. My husband's crash pad, which he uses for rock climbing is an example. It doesn't fold up small enough to fit under the bed, behind the couch, or in a closet, and it gets pretty dusty outdoors.
I'll keep brainstorming as I don't want to get a storage unit but I think it might be an okay solution because lack of storage for outdoor equipment is the only thing we don't like about our teeny-tiny, super cheap apartment. So in our case the cost of rent + a storage unit would still be MUCH cheaper than a larger apartment.
Any other input appreciated!
About the sleeping bags- my husband and I have down sleeping bags and he is always sure to take them out of the small sack they're stored in a week before really cold trips so they can fully fluff up. I guess the theory is that lots of the warmth is due to hot air trapping in the space between the down. He swears it makes a difference and I'm too scared of being cold so I don't want to test it.
