Fixed bed under bed storage
After three caravans, we have now bought one with a fixed bed. I wonder if other members have a tips for using the massive storage this provides. I am not asking about weight as I understand that I need to take account of weight for anything stored.
Has anyone come up with innovative ways of stopping what is stored there from sliding around?
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Hooks and bungee clips? Staple Velcro straps at various points? Put in some lightweight partitions?
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We have an outside access door to the area, so I partitioned off an area around that for various stuff, using lightweight plywood.
In the rest of the space we keep mainly bulky but lightweight stuff, and for smaller items we use Ikea Samla boxes of various sizes to keep the items contained, that way the space is pretty much all used up and there is very little space for anything to move around.
It is also a great place to keep the items waiting to be washed, we use a large storage bag for that.
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I have a Coachman Pastiche 575, it has a transverse fixed bed.
One tip is to relocate the metal hoop that forms part of the sliding mechanism attached to the floor, right to the foot of the beds main metal bar. Sorry cant explain it any better.
This then gave us more space but more importantly almost the exact dimensions for our 2 easy up double canvas cupboards, no wiggle room in transit.
Next we put the foam floor tiles on top for more protection, by the way search for these on Amazon far less expensive than the "Caravan" dedicated ones.
At the caravan wall, (our under bed area is partitioned from factory) 2 beach chairs, 2 zero gravity chairs and an easy up canvas double wardrobe.
The trick is to leave no huge gaps for movement.
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I fitted something similar to these as and where needed. Just fixed with short self tapping screws and use bungee straps.
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I have one of these very large "Really Useful Boxes" in the middle of the under-bed space. It is watertight and intended to store the second set of bedding and reserve duvet, but also supports the middle of the bed should it decide to sag. Lots of things around it, cardboard wine carriers are great for small stuff - and wine, of course. As nothing is jammed into place it can all be accessed easily, but nothing seems to migrate during the journey.
Perhaps the most important thing under the bed is the extra bit of awning pole with a sucker cup on each end to keep the bed in the "up" position when crawling underneath.
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There’s no chance of sliding in ours, because it’s full with, the wastemaster, folding awning table, folding chairs x3 (one for our cat) a small vacum cleaner, roll mats, a printer, awning pegs, clothes airer and a polly box of toilet cleaner etc. The heaviest item for its size is the awning pegs, followed by the chemical bottle box. The biggest is the wastemaster. The high noseweight on the van, when empty, is designed to allow a significant portion of the payload under the fixed bed, to rebalance the wan.
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