This is all too funny. love your forts gwn, lol.
You guys are not noticing something though. Dining rooms are often just that...seperate rooms, only characterized by having one or more doors or openings from a kitchen area. Formal dining rooms, anyway.
I know this because my husband and I have been going through HUNDREDS of generic floor plans. We had to pick one to use as a base for a custom home build on some property in Tenn. we want to retire to.
So to the op, don't you have a car? A friend? I'd stow my stuff in my vehicle if I didn't have anywhere else to put it. Just be careful when yer driving, lol.
I'm a 51 yo lady with no suspicious lifestyle, so driving around with some stash in my trunk or spare tire compartment wouldn't draw any unneeded attention.