How necessary is a pantry for fulltiming?

janegowest wrote:
I am considering two different models. One, I love the floor plan, but no pantry. The other, I am not so crazy about the floor plan but it has a pantry.

How do you all feel about the pantry issue?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Floor plan, storage and quality were the most important for us. We knew we wanted a rear living room with big windows and were able to narrow the search down to a couple of manufactures.

The wife does a lot of crafting and when we saw the rig in our signature it was a done deal because of the pantry area...never saw, even to this day another floor plan with this much interior storage.

Some people think of a pantry for food storage, which is true to a point, but we can store all of our dishes, glasses, cooking appliances, food stuffs and most of the wife's crafting things in one area.

Here are a few photos;











Heavy rig to be sure but won't have to upgrade in the future to get what we really wanted in the first place.

dan-nickie wrote:
My wife would say it is at the top of her list as she cooks a lot.

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Every one of my three fivers I fulltimed in had a pantry of some sort. When fulltiming, it was essential for me. If the unit has the floor plan you like, see if there is some way to fashion a pantry...be creative.

As much as I like a pantry, floor plan is more important! Another vote for
Sterlite drawers. Recently bought a set on Amazon at an excellent price + love them. If your unit is large enough to full time seems like you will have plenty of regular cabinet space....overhead, tv cabinet, etc

Even if you don't have a pantry, as such, you can store canned and packaged goods in lidless plastic bins that you can slide out of a storage area for easy access. I did that in our Class A which didn't have a pantry.

Years ago, we worked in Libya in the oil business. We noticed that the Brits there would just shop for that day's meal. We "Yanks" would buy enough to last a week. It really irritated the Brits as we slowed the lines down at the butchers, etc. As time has passed, I think the Brits had the right idea; just shop for a day or two of meals. Unless you are boondocking, of course.

when I was looking at smaller TTs those that had pantries had the moveable shelf supports which I would have removed to be able to have a hang up shirt closet instead.
bumpy

Any storage area can be a pantry as long as you are satisfied with the convenience. To me it would be the wrong thing to be a deal killer but others would consider it one. Different strokes and all that stuff.

I don't really have a pantry per se. I just store my food and other items in one of the cupboards using "Sterilite Drawers"

Sterilite Drawers

They have an assortment of sizes and purposes.

WoodGlue

FunnyCamper wrote:
We have a huge pantry and I love it. stores so much. I also love my floorplan tho.

The minute you buy a floorplan 'you are not so crazy about' you will be disappointed immediately.

I would not compromise the floorplan. You must get one you love. You could even store some canned goods in your truck if needed :) you can usually find places to put anything if needed, but a rv floorplan you love is priceless.

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bumpy