We just bought a Class C. I am used to storing things in a camper where you can't hear things rattling going down the road. I lined the shelves, but what else do you guys do to avoid listening to banging pots,pans and other items? I guess I could velcro everything in place and bubble wrap it but I am open to other ideas
2001 Minnie Winnie
Class C 450 V10 ford,
31ft, one slide
I have everything that is in cabinets segregated and stored in plastic bins that are about 12" on the short side. It keeps items from getting all jumbled up together, and things don't have as many things to clang against. We get no banging noise. The other thing you can do is put non-slip type shelf liner between the things that are clanging. We do that with some things to protect non-stick surfaces.
Put shelf liner between individual things like pots/pans and their lids. same goes for plates if you use china ones. Our cast iron stuff has flannel bags they live in and the skillet bags have a separate pocket for the lid. No clanking iron.
I use whatever I have around to place between pots and pans, glass dishware, glass bottles, etc. That may be a potholder, an apron, a washcloth, piece of bubble wrap, etc.
I also try to put plastic or cardboard next to glass. For example, I do this with some glass and some plastic drinking cups. Same in my food cabinets. I put glass bottles (e.g. salad dressing, etc.) next to plastic storage containers or box of cereal.
2002 Itasca Suncruiser 32V
2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara
We bought this rubber foam drawer liner material from a local home improvement store, sold in rolls. We cut to fit perfect inside all cabinets. That helps a lot with noise and wipes clean and easy.
We use our old Corelle dishware minus the cups for the RV. They stack very tightly, will not rattle between common sizes, are microwaveable, take a beating, and take up very little cabinet space. Anything not Corelle gets a paper towel in-between. When it comes to pots, we place paper towels in between the non-stick ones that would get damaged by abrasion, but otherwise let pots-to-pots rattle. It is minimial anyways because the cabinet is midship between front and rear tires making vibration less dramatic. We have to hit some decent bumps in the road to hear any noise from kitchenware.
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Thanks Ron, that rubber foam is a great idea. Yesterday, I came across a long roll of what looks like shelf liner but it is actually used to put under rugs. It is 12" wide and 240" long. I think your idea would also be good to be used between pots. Thanks again,
One solution we started using this year was to use (old) socks around all the glasses in the cupboard. With some of the knee socks, you can get 2 or even 3 or 4 "covers" for your glasses.
ron.dittmer wrote: We bought this rubber foam drawer liner material from a local home improvement store, sold in rolls. We cut to fit perfect inside all cabinets. That helps a lot with noise and wipes clean and easy.
We use our old Corelle dishware minus the cups for the RV. They stack very tightly, will not rattle between common sizes, are microwaveable, take a beating, and take up very little cabinet space. Anything not Corelle gets a paper towel in-between. When it comes to pots, we place paper towels in between the non-stick ones that would get damaged by abrasion, but otherwise let pots-to-pots rattle. It is minimial anyways because the cabinet is midship between front and rear tires making vibration less dramatic. We have to hit some decent bumps in the road to hear any noise from kitchenware.
In Ron's above pic we would have a strip of thin foam shelf stuff between the lids and the pots. Just enough to make it tight.
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