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Old 07-21-2016, 11:00 AM   #21
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I like thing put away, out of sight. I have a casita Liberty. I use the right side upper cabinet for underwear and swim wear. The rear top is for extra bedding and as my bed is permanent I don't like climbing over the bed for clothing. I use two plastic bins under the bed for my regular clothing and have a cloth shoe bin holder with a plastic shoe box in each slot in the closet for miscellaneous stuff which leaves room for my coat and hanging blouses. I just tuck my pjs under my pillow during the day. I also used my tape label machine to mark each shoebox with contents, saves time!
I made a curtain that goes across the space under the bed..everything nice and tidy!
I keep one of of those net foldable laundry containers in the bottom of the closet for soiled laundry. It leaves me room for my boots and lantern in the closet bottom too.
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Old 07-21-2016, 11:09 AM   #22
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suit cases? No way

Too hard. We use duffles under the bed with personal dopp kits in the above storage. I do keep a box of emergency cold weather blankets and gear behind the duffles. I put a cord through a hole in the box so I can pull it out easily without crawling under the bed to retrieve it. We do keep rain gear in the closet near the door to grab if needed. You will figure it all out. Good luck.
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Old 07-21-2016, 05:28 PM   #23
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The rear over head cabinet holds undies, socks, jammies and good tops/blouses folded neatly. I have large things like sweats as well as good jeans/slacks in a large container under the bed, beside it I usually have one extra pair of shoes.

I don't carry hanging clothes so I revamped the closet, it now has 2 shelves above the base. The lower shelf has tees, shorts and jeans folded and rolled neatly. The upper shelf has Lily's jackets, leashes, collars and towels/wash clothes plus my bath carry bag which contains, soap, quarters, shampoo and zorries.

The base of the closet has all my toileteries, kleenix, TP, first aid, creams, aspirin etc.

I have a hook inside behind the little screen wall which holds my jacket/rain coat. All otherjackets/shoes are in the tow vehicle.
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Old 07-21-2016, 09:35 PM   #24
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Like Alf we split the trailer in half, she gets the top part and I'm relegated to the bottom half.... and like Jon mentions, plastic tubs are great because they become your suitcases and are see through. I'll fill one with rain gear and another with personal items, clean clothes go in bins in the closet shelves, no hanging items. First aid and prescription items are in the upper as well as games and books for those rainy nights. Like your home, you will find a place for most items except for the empty suitcases, leave them at your house. Oh, those compression travel bags are great for clothes and bed items, I put a bar of soap inside and they smell wonderful. See here https://www.amazon.com/Samsonite-Lug...mpression+bags
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Old 07-22-2016, 06:10 AM   #25
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Hi: All... I have an aversion to suitcases. Why? My parents gave me one for Christmas when I was 20.
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Old 07-22-2016, 06:28 AM   #26
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That was a hint, Alf........
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Old 07-22-2016, 08:10 AM   #27
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Hi: All... I have an aversion to suitcases. Why? My parents gave me one for Christmas when I was 20.
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Were the one way tickets out of town in them?
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Old 07-22-2016, 08:19 AM   #28
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Duffles are fine for lounging against so that is what I use. If you are going to have something soft and bulky along make it do double duty
If you are going to carry anything in your trailer, try to make it at least dual use.

Quoth Forrest Gump, "That's all ahm gonta saay about thaat."
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Old 07-22-2016, 10:03 AM   #29
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Fabric Cubes

I was looking for a neat, clean, and yet practical solution for clothes. We recently extended our flooring under the front bunk (added tremendous amount of storage. I found some really great and cheap fabric cubes from IKEA. They worked great on our camping trip because they looked neat and still were moldable to where we wanted to stick them. They slid on our new floor under the benches and under the table (at least 6 would fit under the table). I loved the clean easy to get to cubes. BTW, the one suitcase we brought was a pain because we had to pull it out far enough to open the lid. I bought 4 SKUBBARE baskets in the natural color for 7.99 each. I'm going to get 4 - 6 more. I put my clothes in one, shoes in another, towels and loose stuff in the others. Also, the height can be adapted by rolling the top down to the desired height. The best thing is that they can go anywhere while transporting and actually can cushion other, hard or brittle items while traveling. I am posting a few pictures of under bench storage. The pictures are before or during our renovation but you can see where we stored them. Here's the link: SKUBBARE Basket - natural/blue - IKEA
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Old 07-22-2016, 09:13 PM   #30
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Closet Storage Solutions

So here are the latest photos showing closet storage in our 13' Scamp. My DH custom made the wood shelves. The bottom shelf has a finger hole to raise it revealing the bottom storage area where we put a net bag for laundry (we keep the drawstring peeking out so it doesn't fall through and disappear). It took some tricky and creative woodworking to make the shelves.

I attached "shoe pockets to the inside and outside of the closet door creating lots of space for many small items. I lucked out by finding a pocket unit that fit the space perfectly. I added a little binding and elastic and I had the perfect door-hung storage solution. BTW my DH made a cut out on the front of each shelf to accommodate the pockets.
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Old 07-26-2016, 12:47 PM   #31
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UPDATE: Thanks for all the replies and interesting approaches to clothes storage.

My handy wife sewed a thin screen cloth onto a roller at the top of the hanging 'shelf' bag in the closet. When traveling, we can roll it down and fasten it to the sides of the bag with office binder clips.

She also found a ancient shoe-storage hanger with pockets in the attic (probably belonged to her mother), which she cut to fit and I mounted on the inside of the closet door.

Another set is next to the bed. The labels are just clipped on, so can be removed if we don't need them.

The idea is that we'll use the shelves in the hanging bag for clothes, and the hanging 'shoe' pockets for small stuff.

I convinced her that we could do without suitcases. I'll still need my backpack for computer and accessories, but that can live in the TV if necessary.

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