Glasses storage ideas
We have resorted to useing the cardboard wine carriers provided by supermarkets to store our wine and beer glasses, not very elegant but out of site in the cupboards. We are however getting scuff marks on the sides of the acrylic as the cardboard doesn't
fully reach the bottom of the carrier. I don't want the spring clip solution as we have lots of different size and shape of "glass" Any solution would be appreciated.
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We use a piece of foam about an inch thick, cut to the width of the locker. We placed the glasses upside down on the foam, drew round them and then cut out the circles. The glasses now sit in the holes and are held in place by the foam and if you are careful
with the spacing, they don't rattle. The foam sits on slip matting which also stops rattles and the foam from moving.0 -
The OH likes real glass wine glasses and tumblers, I don't, not in the van. So far we have had good quality non glass ones This year while we were away she bought a couple of wine glasses
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lasted all of 4 days before I broke one drying it, which also gave me a nasty cut to my finger. Of course it was my fault (she said) but I stand by not having real glass in the van.By the way OH put the wine glasses singley in socks before standing them in the cupboard at the back, nice and net and they didn't rattle.
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We bought some glasses and use the box they came in, so far so good.
Write your comments here...whisky in cut glass is an essential and the box they came in works a treat ( one lost in four years). We have three tumblers and three taller g and t glasses in the box with a little bubble wrap?
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Wedgy
I note you mentioned acrylic. As a material its never been that robust and its better to go for the more expensive polycarbonate versions as they can stand up to more wear and tear. For wine we only use real glass and we have travelled thousands of
miles with two glasses in a spring clip holder. We do expect casualties so we do have a back up supply which we rarely use!David
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Morrison's sell a cloth bottle bag which they sell for about 12p each, they hold six bottles or glasses or a mix of both with a bit of bubble wrap or foam, been using ours for 3 years with no breakages.
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Morrison's sell a cloth bottle bag which they sell for about 12p each, they hold six bottles or glasses or a mix of both with a bit of bubble wrap or foam, been using ours for 3 years with no breakages.
That's the type we use, for keeping glasses safe - and also (as featured in Practical Caravan some years ago) for keeping pairs of ladies' shoes in pairs in a nice tidy way in the space at the bottom of the wardrobe compartment!
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We use the expandable plastic bottle covers that you get at duty free shops. Works a treat over our mugs and glasses.
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We use a piece of foam about an inch thick, cut to the width of the locker. We placed the glasses upside down on the foam, drew round them and then cut out the circles. The glasses now sit in the holes and are held in place by the foam and if you are careful
with the spacing, they don't rattle. The foam sits on slip matting which also stops rattles and the foam from moving.Write your comments here...Hi that sounds like a good idea maybe the foam could be thicker to give move stability? Pete
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Wedgy
I note you mentioned acrylic. As a material its never been that robust and its better to go for the more expensive polycarbonate versions as they can stand up to more wear and tear. For wine we only use real glass and we have travelled thousands of
miles with two glasses in a spring clip holder. We do expect casualties so we do have a back up supply which we rarely use!David
Write your comments here...Hi David I'm afraid I used the word acrylic in a generic fashion, our "glasses" are in fact polycabro ate but are still suffering from our poor storage methods. Pete
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Morrison's sell a cloth bottle bag which they sell for about 12p each, they hold six bottles or glasses or a mix of both with a bit of bubble wrap or foam, been using ours for 3 years with no breakages.
That's the type we use, for keeping glasses safe - and also (as featured in Practical Caravan some years ago) for keeping pairs of ladies' shoes in pairs in a nice tidy way in the space at the bottom of the wardrobe compartment!
Write your comments here...I'll look out for these when next in Morrisons. Pete
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Wedgy
I note you mentioned acrylic. As a material its never been that robust and its better to go for the more expensive polycarbonate versions as they can stand up to more wear and tear. For wine we only use real glass and we have travelled thousands of
miles with two glasses in a spring clip holder. We do expect casualties so we do have a back up supply which we rarely use!David
Write your comments here...Hi David I'm afraid I used the word acrylic in a generic fashion, our "glasses" are in fact polycabro ate but are still suffering from our poor storage methods. Pete
Wedgy
We have three different sizes of two each polycarbonate which all fit into each other and given that four of the six are getting on a bit now I am surprised how unmarked they are. They just sit on a shelf in one of the lockers. Perhaps the difference is
that they might not bounce around as much in a motorhome as they would in a caravan. Although saying that the four originals we actually had when we had a caravan four years ago. Some of the other suggested protection ideas might be a better option for you.David
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Same as David, we have the better quality 'acrylic' type glasses of different sizes and shapes but they all sit inside each other. The proper wine glasses fit into the spring clips. All of these are in one cabinet and we've never had a breakage and we're in a caravan.
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We bought large, fairly expensive, acrylic/plastic(not sure what) wine glasses at the caravan show many years ago. They have very wide bases which stop them ever toppling over while in use, which is great - no red wine spillage in a caravan. We, or guests,
can even safely put them down on the grass, when sitting outside. They store easily almost anywhere and never break while being washed. I would even use them at home but they would not go in the dishwasher.0 -
Glass wine glasses in the spring clips in the cupboard. (Broken part of the clip but not the glasses)
tall acrylic 'beer' glasses in cardboard carrier they came in stored on matting under the seat, (also in a plastic bag to cut down dust)
tumblers of all shapes and construction wrapped in bubble wrap and T towels assembled in a smallish storage box, again under the seat
breakages usually occur while items are in use
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The OH likes real glass wine glasses and tumblers, I don't, not in the van. So far we have had good quality non glass ones This year while we were away she bought a couple of wine glasses
they
lasted all of 4 days before I broke one drying it, which also gave me a nasty cut to my finger. Of course it was my fault (she said) but I stand by not having real glass in the van.By the way OH put the wine glasses singley in socks before standing them in the cupboard at the back, nice and net and they didn't rattle.
We tried socks ,they were OK when we first set off ,but towards the end of our tour the glasses tended to smell
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The OH likes real glass wine glasses and tumblers, I don't, not in the van. So far we have had good quality non glass ones This year while we were away she bought a couple of wine glasses
they
lasted all of 4 days before I broke one drying it, which also gave me a nasty cut to my finger. Of course it was my fault (she said) but I stand by not having real glass in the van.By the way OH put the wine glasses singley in socks before standing them in the cupboard at the back, nice and net and they didn't rattle.
We tried socks ,they were OK when we first set off ,but towards the end of our tour the glasses tended to smell
Write your comments here...
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In the MH days I used to wander round rallies with a 5 litre box of wine, someone would always provide a container to drink out of
In the caravan we have a cocktail cabinet that houses 6 wine glasses in a recess. The glasses are the arcor** type like corelle. So far we have broken the stem on one. I did put the case to the boss that I only need 1 wine glass, but female logic dictates
we have to fill all of the spaces for wine glasses. We travel with 3 bottles in the wine rack too, despite them being white and living in the fridge
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All our glass and china mugs travel in a top cupboard protected with a very cheap soft fibre pillow. Once on site the pillow is consigned to a distant locker. We've done this for many, many years and have never had any breakages. We don't use fine
stemmed wine glasses in the caravan just some funnel shaped ones we bought years ago - they balance nicely on the back cushion when I have my feet up0 -
We pack ours away in the original boxes when travelling and we have the normal household glasses including wine glasses.
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In the MH days I used to wander round rallies with a 5 litre box of wine, someone would always provide a container to drink out of
In the caravan we have a cocktail cabinet that houses 6 wine glasses in a recess. The glasses are the arcor** type like corelle. So far we have broken the stem on one. I did put the case to the boss that I only need 1 wine glass, but female logic dictates
we have to fill all of the spaces for wine glasses. We travel with 3 bottles in the wine rack too, despite them being white and living in the fridgeWe used to leave bottles in the rack....until one split in half whilst travelling. As it was red wine and the van was only a few weeks old OH was somewhat unhappy. Always travel with bottles at floor level in a plastic box now.
We use real glass to drink out of, usually bought for very little from charity shops, very few have been broken and usually whilst in use but easy and cheap to replace. We pack them into boxes with bubble wrap when on the move.
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Hope it was a clean tea towel. You don't want to contaminate the wine.
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We keep our bottles in the drinks cabinet bottle holders and have not had any problems when travelling.
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We are not fussy, the wine tastes good whatever we drink it from!
We have 2 acrylic wine glasses that just stand in the "glass" cabinet, along with 2 tall acrylic ones for beer, 2 small ones for liquers, and 6 Ikea beakers for soft drinks which fit nicely in the provided clips.
Nothing ever moves, or breaks.
We do have china mugs, they sit in 2 vertical racks, I made cotton bags to protect them.
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