Technically if you are careful you can do this without the wooden home. However, i would say it is pretty nice having it.
I believe the /back command will take you back to your previous location. So you could start in your new home location, then /home to your current one. Pick up gear and then use /back to go to your new home. Repeat the process. You might want to practice this first.
Someone else might be able to explain it better than I.
Good luck.