GOBOX Blog

"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...

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...

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....

"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...

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...

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...

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 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...

"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....

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...

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...