One of my first friends when we moved to this region was into gardening, canning, hunting, fire dept volunteer, etc. Lot of common interests. I never said a word about {prepping}… Years later she heard about prepping and called me. Said: From knowing you these years….you do this, don’t you? I smiled and said, Welcome to the club. You’re half way there anyway. What else do you want to know? …ALL OF IT! I began with what she [and her family] should NOT reveal….including what she now knew about me and mine.
As for renting or even just having repair people inside this OLD CABIN….oye. I know that one. How messy can you get by with? I have “empty boxes for whenever we move”. I have a built-into-hillside garage which is good cool storage…but doesn’t look like neat storage. It “looks” like a mess. Carefully arranged. LOL A stack of those “empty boxes” or boxes labeled “Christmas decorations” works. Not same size boxes..not real orderly. 😉 In the case of your own home, put a “wall” of such boxes and then buckets [on boards to get off the floor] can sit behind them. So the furnace repair or the well water guy or whoever does not casually see your stuff. And I am always there talking to repair guys…asking questions [for real] but knowing where they are in my home! Small places need a lot of creativity. Gaah!
OldMtWoman