FireGuy said:
Greetings from Nova Scotia.
Two points to consider (just speculating).
1) If any of the personal items are very sentimental or valuable (furniture, art) you should investigate how well they might survive in a Caribbean climate (heat, humidity, etc.) when they are fully aclimatized to a North american Climate.
2) Your storage shed idea might have merit or it might just be one big oven (depending on placement and direct sun load). High ceilings and open windows or lack of walls serve a purpose in the Caribbean.
Just some food for thought.
Gregg
P.S. - Nice spelling.
thanks Gregg. i am reviewing all of our stuff for a different climate. however, our summers are just as humid here. if anything it is the drastic drop in humidity during winter which really screws things up and causes splitting etc..
i definitely would not want to bring the "particle board" type furniture to the DR though. books may also be a problem.
i have a similar shed i use here. bone ugly but useful. yes, it does become an oven in summer. just use it for tools and equipment (and a guesthouse for my monther-in law!!) i mistyped the price, it is around $2000 CDN.
i may change my name to Gregorio when we move (seriously!). nobody from a non-anglo background can ever say "Gregg". it's like those Slavic names with no consonants...very harsh to speak. my last name is German, starting with a "k". i can barely say the two together gently after almost 40 years practice.