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minn camping family

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Posted: 05/20/08 07:26am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

I've not been inside a ton of hybrids, but all the ones I've seen have a little shelf over the tent sleeping area. Our Cub has two- one over the front bunk and one over the rear bunk. They're only about 6" high and maybe 8" deep, with a 1/4" lip.

I'm not sure what to do with these and I'm wondering what you all use them for? I put a couple of books (laying flat) and some small stuffed animals for my girls, but I'm guessing I'll find most if not all of it on the floor when we get to camp!

What do you do with yours?

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Our ROO has a small, maybe 2" railing on the front edge. We store bulky, lightweight things like towels, blankets and fleece throws up there. With the railing, we can also keep a couple of books or magazines. If you don't have a railing of some sort, check at Lowe's or HD. They carry somethink that should work.


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We put games, cards, crayons, pens, ect, in small totes and put velcro strips on the bottom of the boxes and the top lip of the shelves, nothing has fallen off yet, (2yrs).


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I store a fishing rod and small flat tackle box in mine. Never had either fall out in transit. Mine is not open air all the way across. Has several large oval shaped holes across it instead.

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We put games up by our front bed and clothes for the kids in the one near the 2 rear beds.


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We store our PUG's, balls, first aid supplies, empty fold up coolers, umbrellas, etc.


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the Roos/Shamrocks have a railing on the shelf. we keep games, books, magazines, cards, umbrellas ,hiking poles and other odds & ends. the back one has rolls of Reflectix.
nothing has fallen yet.


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My wife put a railing in both of ours and now uses it for whatever storage.


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We store all our bedding in transit. Once we're camping we use it for spare sweatshirts or keys, I don't like to use it as a catch-all, it makes the trailer look dumpy. Ours has netting in front of it, so it holds alot.
Mike, I like those lights. Where did you get them, where did you wire them to?
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