Space Saving Tips for a Camper or RV

Organizing for a Camper or RV Post by DinahA (1) | (01/06/2008) Profile | Contact We have a very small fifth wheel so storage is always a challenge. Our interests, archaeology and biology, take us far and wide and we are often far away from stores for days or weeks so we try to stay organized and prepared. We use soft side briefcases, bought at garage sales and thrift stores for $1-5, to organize and store many necessities in the truck and trailer. They are durable and very easy to stash-we have the basics: first aid, picnic, tools, etc., bags in the truck and trailer. We also store reference books, maps, camera gear, biology and archaeology materials, grandkid toys, etc., in the bags, as well. Each bag is tagged with it's contents. This storage method is certainly not decorative or "cool" but is incredibly useful and serves our needs very well. RE:Space Saving Tips for a Camper or RV Post By Donna Z. (Guest Post) (07/26/2006) My best idea is for storing/organizing the kitchen. We do all of our cooking outdoors so I wanted my kitchen items outside. I purchase two of the sterlite 4 drawer wheel carts. All of our kitchen items fit neatly in these (plates, cups, silverware, kitchen gadgets, plastic baggies, tin foil, napkins, etc). When we get to the campsite, we just pull them out of the camper and put them under the awning outside. Make unpacking and packing a breeze. RE:Space Saving Tips for a Camper or RV Post By carla bledsoe (Guest Post) (07/06/2006) first off never throw away a plastic container till you've looked it over twice to see if it has other uses. i save kitty litter containers and cut out the front, saving the handle and the "bucket" part. lots of small items will fit in there and are very portable (like bathroom items you may want to take to the shower house in a campground or store away after use) they are good to store toilet paper in a steamy bath too. the whole ones, cleaned well, will hold flour, sugar or other dry goods that might get bugs otherwise. those mesh bags produce come in are great to hang onions and potatos on a hook inside or out. they are also good for a bar of soap to hang in the shower. that way they are a combination scrubby and soap or just a place to keep the soap dry when not in use. laundry dtergent boxes are good to store stuff too. zip lock bags and plastic boxes are great but this stuff has been paid for already!! use it till it can't be used any more! RE: Post by WandaJo (107) | (07/01/2006) Profile | Contact -USE UNDER THE BED RUBBERMAID TUBS THAT WILL FIT INTO SMALL AREAS. -PLASTIC ZIP LOC BAGS -HANGING SHOE ORGANIZERS TO HOLD BATHROOM ITEMS. -BASKETS WE HAVE CAMPED FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND I USE LOTS OF ZIP-LOC BAGS, PLASTIC TUBS OF ALL SIZES TO HOLD ITEMS. OUR TRAILER HAS AN UNDER THE BED COMPARTMENT THAT I STORE A LOT OF THINGS IN TUBS - LABEL EVERYTHING. I STORE ALL MY DECORATIVE ITEMS TOGETHER (PARTY LIGHTS, WINDCHIMES,OR ANYTHING DECORATIVE FOR THE OUTSIDE); ALL THE COOKING ITEMS ARE STORED TOGETHER AND LABELED. I FOUND A HANGING LAUNDRY BAG THAT IS MESH AND HAS A HANGER ON IT; IT CAN HANG OUTSIDE OR INSIDE (IF SPACE IS AVAILABLE). CHECK AT YOUR LOCAL DOLLAR STORES, WALMART STORES FOR PLASTIC TUBS AND STORAGE UNITS THAT MIGHT SUIT YOUR NEEDS. THE RV SECTION OF SOME STORES ARE EXPENSIVE ON ITEMS FOR CAMPING SO I IMPROVISE OR CREATE AN ITEM THAT WILL WORK FOR OUR CAMPING EXPERIENCE. PLANS FOR A PORTABLE PICNIC TABLE CAN BE FOUND AT http://www.familyfun.com WE HAVE TWO OF THESE TABLES AND THEY ARE VERY HANDY AT THE CAMPSITE. HAVE FUN! RE:Space Saving Tips for a Camper or RV Post by TxSavr (49) | (07/01/2006) Profile | Contact Hi, April! Congratulations on the purchase of your camper. We have a pop up camper ourselves and find that, although it's wonderful to be able to store most of our cookware and camping gear in one place and not have to unload it everytime we come home, there's certainly a limited amount of space. We have friends who also own a pop up and they bring along one of those plastic Rubbermaid three or four drawer systems for storing their clothes. We use a large plastic tote and keep it in the camper to store paper towels, popcorn, aluminum foil, cooking spray, etc. We store our towels in a smaller tote which we also leave in the camper. Sheets (which we bought at the thrift store) are left on the bunks until they need cleaning. We have bought all our camping cookware, flatware, etc at yardsales and so we leave those in the camper so that we don't have to stock up before each trip. Have a great time with your new camper!