Moving Back into the RV, update
I have found homes for my books and my camping gear in the RV. Books are now in upper cabinets (where they should NOT be b/c of the weight, but that is really most convenient for me). Gear is under the bed. Painting/art supplies are under the couch. Dog things now have a bathroom drawer all their own, plus more dog things live inside the doggie staircase near the bed.
Office supplies was tough. I have two upper cabinets near my desk, and then the hole where the passenger’s legs go in the RV, all full of office stuff. Dan made my desk cubby to hold my printer.
DVDs are in my favorite antique pie chest by the door. We still need to make some kind of support for it to make sure it won’t fall over when we drive.
We added tons of hooks for clothes and jewelry. My Cookie Lee stuff is problematic. Lots of weight and space, plus I had to randomly stick things in various places.
We hung a cable wire with curtain hooks to create a privacy screen in the cab area, and put up some nice chocolate brown canvas curtains I had.
Food in current use is in the pantry inside and I have a deep storage for the rest in one of the basements.
Dan still needs to make a recycling center on the rear platform.
We are looking to order a new side mirror from an RV salvage place. The people are searching for us and that will take a few days. I hope it’s not hugely expensive.
The yoga/workout gear is still kicking around and in the way. I want these things easily accessible so I use them. But tripping over them isn’t going to make my life serene, either.
Filed under All About Me, RVs and RVing, mind clutter |7 Responses to “Moving Back into the RV, update”
Leave a Reply
Hey Jillybean,
When Shaundy and I were living on our sailboat and then in an RV we used ‘gear hammocks’ to store clothing etc. They worked very well and allow you to use otherwise unusable space for storage. They are available at WestMarine.com
Brilliance, Greg. I will look into that. Do you have photos of your sailboat and RV? Any more hints about how to store things would be very appreciated.
Still not sure what kind of bin will work for us for the kitchen wastes, although the compost bucket on the platform will be a part of the recycling center Dan is making for me. This time I won’t allow my lack of space to interfere with my need to compost.
Still not sure where to keep my yoga mat and brick.
Can you make any kind of storage “tracks” on the ceiling?
I heard of a lady who pulled a trailer behind (small one) just for all her books. Another used a toy-hauler.
I like Greg’s response aboout hammocks. You could hang a very small one, like the children’s toys’ ones, in an out of the way place, high to the ceiling.
Sounds like you have a good handle on this RV thing. It’s a big possibility that we’ll be moving back into our RV for an extended period of time. One thing I did learn from the last long trip (6 months) is that crafting of any kind, especially sewing, is a bad thing. So I’ll stick to books and computer for entertainment.