Utilising Curved Shelves as Storage Space
I have just taken delivery of a new Elddis caravan which features two curved shelves under the counter as you come in the door. Clearly at present you can't put anything on these when travelling as items would slip off. I have used cut down expandable curtain rods, fixed vertically on each shelf to stop items sliding off, As these are tensioned they are easily removable and totally flexiblle. They now hold large biscuit boxes in place.
Michael 05/08/2016.
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We've utilised curtain wire many times over the years. Mainly to hold items in top lockers so they don't move and push the doors open. Useful stuff.
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I have just taken delivery of a new Elddis caravan which features two curved shelves under the counter as you come in the door. Clearly at present you can't put anything on these when travelling as items would slip off. I have used cut down expandable curtain
rods, fixed vertically on each shelf to stop items sliding off, As these are tensioned they are easily removable and totally flexiblle. They now hold large biscuit boxes in place.Michael 05/08/2016.
Write your comments here...Its not only caravnas that suffer this problem, Motorehomes do also - does anyone in the design team of the manufacturers ever use them I wonder. Our Burnster has excellent storage facilities in the shower/toilet compartment......BUT
all the shelves in the cupboard have no front rentention. I solved this by buying some metal rods and cutting to size then fixing them into the -fortunately- wooden surround. Flexible curtain wire is well used for keeping books and magazines etc in place in
the overhead lockers. BUT why do the designers not think of such obvious things!!0 -
Yes, it's both cvans and MHs. Our current MH is quite good in that respect but our last cvan, a Coachman, had no positive catches on the upper locker doors and relied solely on springs to keep them shut. It didn't take much for the contents to shift and
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We seem to be quite lucky with our little AS, all cupboards have at least a small ledge. For small items, such as herb bottles etc... We bought some small little hessian baskets, very lightweight and just lift one out to rummage for the right herb bottle
etc.... Cupboards lock well, but on opening sometimes things have bounced around a tad, especially on SY roads!
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Like TDA we use containers for the top lockers, the ones I like are from IKEA very lightweight can be collapsed when not needed and come in all shapes and sizes (designed for draws) I tend to use them for things like hairdrier, tongs, spare glasses/sunglasses,
DVD's. I load the containers up in the house then just pop them in the van when we are ready to go.0 -
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, Things have bounced around a tad, especially on SY roads ! -- Then take care if you ever use Cirencester Park !! The entrance drive past the College was the original plan for The Motorway
Roadworks design !Ha ha! The chances of us using Cirencester Park are as remote as camping on the moon! Hate the place, but I know what you mean about the road! Some of the back roads in Northumberland, between Alnwick and Bamburgh could be used to churn butter as well!
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it's been a good week! 0
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At Cirencester Park you need curtain wire to stay in bed. I don't think they have a single level pitch.
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Drop-in fiddle bars that fit slots at the sides of the lockers can provide a sturdier solution to curtain wire.
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we've never travelled with stuff in the top shelves and lockers, especially not heavier items, we put it all in boxes on the floor - or even better in the car - to keep weight down and lower the centre of gravity. Her-indoors puts it all in the lockers whilst I'm setting up outside. At the end of the trip everything comes out of the van for a good clean, so we never end up with old stuff that's past it date or gone moldy!
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by the way - never been to Cirencester Park but will definitely give it a miss now!
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I noticed that recently airliners have been fitted with elasticated straps across the overhead lockers, so the bumpyness of the air lanes is being recognised as well
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