Love the built in shelves! For those of us not able (or willing) to do our own mods, you can also buy the hanging shelves from Wallyworld (or anywhere else!) and voila! Instant shelves That's what I did, and although they aren't as deep, they are much more convenient than just the closet!
Nice work!
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Our Target had some cloth-type hanging shelves, shoe boxes and hanging shoe rack in the area where you can find the $1 toys and such. I got some of the shoe boxes for $2.50 each. I don't know how durable they all are, but giving it a shot and might be worth it for some TT that only get used in the weekend, like ours.
We bought a see-through hanging shelf unit for our TT closet. It was too long, so I just trimmed the bottom shelf with regular scissors and it fits perfectly. There still was a lot of wasted space behind the unit, so I am using it to store extra towels and paper products we don't use every day.
Forest River Sunseeker 3170 bunkhouse. We travel with two shih tzu, a leonberger and, oh, yeah, two teens and a 6-year-old.
reinita wrote: Our Target had some cloth-type hanging shelves, shoe boxes and hanging shoe rack in the area where you can find the $1 toys and such. I got some of the shoe boxes for $2.50 each. I don't know how durable they all are, but giving it a shot and might be worth it for some TT that only get used in the weekend, like ours.
We bought a see-through hanging shelf unit for our TT closet. It was too long, so I just trimmed the bottom shelf with regular scissors and it fits perfectly. There still was a lot of wasted space behind the unit, so I am using it to store extra towels and paper products we don't use every day.
One watchout in using the hanging type shelves is the weight that the clothes rod can handle. In our first Passport (2007 200QS) we loaded up the single closet in it with hanging clothes for the the three of us for a week and a half trip to Gulf Shores. By the time we drove from Missouri to Alabama we found one side of the curtain rod pulled out and laying in the bottom of the closet with all of our clothes on top of it. In our new camper (2010 Passport 300BH) we have a double pantry and only one side has shelves. As a result I built shelves in the shelfless side, but they are not attached to the thin walls of the pantry. They are designed to transfer the load of the shelves to the bottom of the pantry floor. May not be an issue for some campers, but a definite watch out in the Passports based on our experince.
'08 Ford F150 Supercrew Lariat 4x4 w/6.5' bed 5.4L Triton, 3.73 rear, tow package, K&N air filter
'10 Passport 300BH w/Bulldog acc hitch, Valley bike rack, rev lights
Husky wt dist hitch w/ dual friction anti-sway controls
Primus trailer brake controller
Well, there isn't enough snow for snowmobiling so I started working on some trailer mods... Can't wait for summer!!!
small pantry cupboard BEFORE:
small pantry cupboard now that it is a DRAWER:
The slide is currently in so it doesn't come out all the way but it will...
pass through storage Drawer:
Made out of old mattress frame and the rails are aluminum wall studs.
ran a wood dowel across as an axle and pulleys as wheels.
I have 2" castors mounted on the floor under the front and still have storage underneath for small/flat stuff.
I know.... It's a royal PITA getting stuff in/out of there.
I haven' started my project yet but I have the plans in my head.. Which DW says means "will change according to scrap parts"
It's not like I'm on a tight schedule but you'll see. LOL>
1rosario wrote: Sabre, how do you build those outside storage drawers?
Great Work!
Ingredients:
2 6' lengths of 1 1/2" angle ( I used one of those folding metal bed frames and removed the cross members).
1 sheet 1/2" plywood cut to 30"x60" (or width of door opening).
3 3/4" copper pipe clamps.
1 3/4" wood dowel for axle.
3 1" plastic castors.
1 12' length of steel stud header.
2 2" aluminum pulleys size just big enough to roll INSIDE the steel header.
6 pack beer.
I bolted the angle iron along the edges of the plywood to make the platform.
Attached the pulleys (aka wheels) to each end of the wood dowel (aka axle) and attached that to the bottom of the platform at the back end. The axle should be just long enough for the wheels to be on the outer edge of the platform (+/- 1/4").
Cut the steel stud header (aka guides) into two 6' long pieces and screw them to the floor of the storage compartment, JUST wider than the platform.
Screw the 3 plastic castors to the floor of the compartment about 1 foot IN from the door end so that the bottom of the platform can rest/roll on them.
Install the platform by inserting the wheels inside the guides (steel stud).
Pull out drawer, drink beer, push in drawer.
Repeat until satisfied with work
The front of the platform rolls back/forth on the 3 castors at the door end and the rear rolls on the axle/wheels inside the guides. I still have about 6" of room on either side of the drawer to store toolkit, wood, empty beer cans, etc..
Add-ons:
Might put small sides on platform to keep things from bouncing off.
I think I may have to re-inforce the metal studs a bit.
Time will tell, but if the whole thing doesn't work I'm only out about $15.00 in supplies and about 10 small screw holes in the floor.
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That's what I did, and although they aren't as deep, they are much more convenient than just the closet!
