Storage Area

Pack it tight...like others have said.

Use empty boxes to fill in the gaps if you don't have enough stuff.

I usually have too much stuff...

Tony B wrote:
I just put a down payment on a Denali 293RKS. Final sale on 5th is pending the sale of my boat in 2 weeks. So, I haven't used it yet. Sometimes it's best to ask questions ahead of time rather than the wait and see attitude.
Most of the stuff going into the basement will be in large plastic containers with lids. The kind of plastic storage boxes you buy in Walmart and Home Depot.
Thanks for the input.

You won't have any problems with stuff shifting around if using totes. Stuff might move or settle inside the totes, depends upon how tight you pack it in.

Mine is not a 5er, but I do have a pass-through storage on the front. I have my small stuff in totes. Thinigs like the 2 Quick Shades, lawn chairs (in bags), outdoor rugs, stuff like that, all pile on top of each other. Granted the compartment is smaller than a 5er, but things don't move.

You can always build dividers in your basement for the larger items that can stack on top of each other, and are too big for totes. Smaller stuff can go in totes, and you can even stack totes on top of each other if you have the right size containers and enough clearance in the basement.

Same is true with items inside the camper, in cabinets, under the sink, even the medicine cabinet. If you can put all your small items into a container, and then, contain the container, you won't have things ever moving.

Another tip, pack it tight. Unlike a house, you simply cannot have one shelf dedicated to one specific item. Unfortunately, everything eventually get's crammed everywhere. There again, the tighter and more conjested, the better for travel. Once you get to your destination, yes...... (absolutely correct) .... you are forever digging through stuff to get that one-single-item you want at the moment! Pull it all out, put it all back for one item! It's just the way it is.

BUT! You'll have fun doing it! I guarantee it!

I just put a down payment on a Denali 293RKS. Final sale on 5th is pending the sale of my boat in 2 weeks. So, I haven't used it yet. Sometimes it's best to ask questions ahead of time rather than the wait and see attitude.
Most of the stuff going into the basement will be in large plastic containers with lids. The kind of plastic storage boxes you buy in Walmart and Home Depot.
Thanks for the input.

Drive slower? :)

Fill it up with empty boxes and bins...

My basement stuff doesn't move. Sounds like you have lousy suspension and drive on crappy roads.

Tony B wrote:
What do you guys do to prevent stuff (boxes) in the storage area below from flying all over the place?

Fill it up pack it tight!
we have little problem with stuff sliding around in the basement, while it is somewhat full, the stuff that is a little looser doesn't seem to move much.
What is the floor covered with, as our is felt like carpet.

Maybe glue the non skid rubber matting to the bottom of the boxes.

I stay on paved roadways, but have not noticed any movement of smaller items in my open totes, or larger items in my basement storage area. Are you off- roading, or are your paved roadways that rough?

Jerry

Like my primary Instructor Pilot told me when I was learning to hover....just gotta be easy with it...