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About the drawer above, I opened the cabin door a few times after driving a while to see it extended about as far as you see in the picture. It hadn’t fallen out but I didn’t like it. I tried wedging it but that didn’t work well so here’s my solution. I drilled a hole through the galley floor stiffener and into the shelf (on the left) and inserted a larger cotter pin into the hole to keep both the drawer and shelf in place while traveling. A couple of rubber pieces keep the drawer from hitting metal in the little bit that it slides back and forth.
Here’s another easy one. 3M hooks and some ‘mini hanging storage bags’ from Amazon can give you a place for smaller items just about anywhere. Being next to the shelf, I’m not sure if this one will be used, but I think it will…I’ll need to go on another trip to find out. The 3M system makes it easy to move if this is not a good spot.
Here’s another idea. Sandman’s box got me thinking and I came up with something similar. It provides some storage and is a back rest for watching a movie or reading. It does take up a few inches of mattress space but there’s still plenty of room for me. It’s hard to tell from the picture but the front is slanted a little so it’s a bit more comfortable than something straight up and down. The four compartment doors can be removed for a reasonable amount of storage space.
Here’s the amount of storage space, which is enough for a change of clothes, extra shoes, snacks and more. I thought about a thin plywood back but the whole unit fits pretty snug against the insulation so it wasn’t needed. I did put in some pieces to keep really small items from falling behind it. The ‘floor’ of it is actually the top of the base that fits into the space between mattress and insulation. The doors simply slide down in place and are held in place by the plywood cleats attached on the backs.
Here’s the base. There’s a part under what you see that goes to the floor and fills the space between mattress and insulation. I added another layer of plywood where it sits on the mattress to fill the gap which I thought would be filled with mattress topper but that didn’t seem to work as well. Now the base sits partly on the floor and partly on the mattress and is a solid support for the storage cubby. Building this in two parts makes it easier to put in or take out of the camper. The base is not going anywhere and I think the storage cubby will stay in place but I may figure out a way to attach the two while traveling just to keep the cubby from ‘wandering’ – a simple eye-hook or something similar would do it.
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