{"id":233,"date":"2019-05-15T00:09:56","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T00:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/?p=233"},"modified":"2019-05-18T01:52:03","modified_gmt":"2019-05-18T01:52:03","slug":"storage-tubs-as-checked-luggage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/2019\/storage-tubs-as-checked-luggage\/","title":{"rendered":"Storage Tubs as checked luggage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Saturday, Crystal will be flying out for a week long orientation with the departing MCC Country Representatives. They&#8217;ll be finishing their term in June so this is the only overlap we&#8217;ll get but they&#8217;ve been wonderful to communicate with via email and video conferencing. I wanted to share one piece of advice that they gave us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We encourage you to take advantage of your visit and bring \/ leave 2 pieces of luggage here.&nbsp; It is very difficult to move a family on 2 pc each.&nbsp; We have found using a combination of both suitcases and Rubbermaid&nbsp;tubs&nbsp;works great.&nbsp; The&nbsp;tubs&nbsp;can then be used for storage and are nearly indestructible.&nbsp; We drill holes thru the edge of the lid and use quick-ties to hold the lid on.&nbsp; The benefit of using these is that if Homeland Security goes through them they have these quick-ties available to re-secure the lid.<\/p><cite>Derek&nbsp;&amp; Leakhena, Current MCC Cambodia Country Representatives<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I found this advice to be extremely helpful! I had been planning to hunt for extra pieces of luggage at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"local thrift stores (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.careandshareshoppes.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">local thrift stores<\/a> but this seemed like a great solution that also provides durable storage.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190514_170639145-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190514_170639145-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190514_170639145-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190514_170639145-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190514_170639145-1-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So, after dinner, I drilled holes in a Rubbermaid Roughneck storage tub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190514_170703418-1-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190514_170703418-1-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190514_170703418-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190514_170703418-1-768x1365.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Crystal had already packed it full of the priorities &#8211; books and duplo blocks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190514_194931670-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190514_194931670-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190514_194931670-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_20190514_194931670-768x1365.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I secured it with zip ties and gave it a test balance on top of a piece of luggage. Probably going to snip the zip ties a bit and we&#8217;ll need to put an address label on it but&#8230; So far so good! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, Crystal will be flying out for a week long orientation with the departing MCC Country Representatives. They&#8217;ll be finishing their term in June so this is the only overlap we&#8217;ll get but they&#8217;ve been wonderful to communicate with via email and video conferencing. 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