When most people take a trip in a car they don't think much about storage, they simply toss their suit cases into the trunk and leave. RVs are different because RVers need more gear and storage space is at a primium. Most veteran RVers will tell you it's important to optimize storage space through organization.
Knowing exactly what he likes to take along in his RV, Jack Skogman decided to convert a roll out storage tray into a cabinet.
He removed the sliding tray (leaving the slide out hardware in place) and built a cabinet with three drawers to fit in it's place. 
He can pull the full extension drawers out to retrieve his stuff and he can also pull the whole cabinet out on the tray sliders.
If you don't have the skills to make the cabnitry yourself, draw up some simple plans and take it to a cabinet shop. This is a great way to take full advantage of empty storage space. It also helps keep storage spaces tidy and prevents stuff from getting pushed to the back and lost.Another thing Jack did was to build a lawn chair organizer.
This is a simple plywood box with slats to hold the chairs in a uniform place inside one of his outside storage bays.
Once you know what's essential for your RVing style, these kinds of organization ideas will enhance your overall RV experience. It doesn't matter if you have a small travel trailer, a Class "C" or a monster diesel pusher, these concepts can help you better organize so you spend less time looking for things and more time enjoying the great outdoors. Helping you get it together and keep it together - Jim Twamley, Professor of RVing
2 comments:
It appears that weight isn't an issue. For those of us, who do count every ounce, it's a plastic tub that works well.
The cabinets are beautiful, and the chair organizer is very creative, but as mentioned, I could squeeze another two chairs instead of the weight of that wooden box.
Thanks for sharing though!!
I build a cabinet - very similar to the one shown, except it has seven drawers - fits snuggly into a rear compartment and holds my tools like a mechanics tool chest. I built it because I could eliminate wasted space - wasted space that we get because there is no combination of plastic tubs that will utilize 100% of our underbody space.
For you weight watchers; consider:
If a 30,000 pound pusher gets 8mpg at 65 mph, and 9.1 mpg at 55 mph, what speed should I drive with an extra 100 lbs of wood cabinets on board?
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