2015 Coachmen Mirada settling in

What other cabinets do you have? There is usually no particular RV storage space dedicated for a particular function, nor is most of the RV divided by walls into separate rooms, so you use what storage you have for whatever needs you have.

Our "kitchen" area included two small drawers in the cabinet containing the sink, one shallow cabinet and one deep cabinet over the sink, a shallow drawer under the range and another under the fridge, and a "pantry" by the entry door with three 18" long shelves, one can deep. So my wife also claimed the two closest overhead cabinets in the living as kitchen storage too, one permanently for pots and pans, the other for bulky but relatively lightweight groceries.

This was after she chose the RV over the hundred or so others she looked at, because it had enough storage space in wardrobes for the family's clothes and bedding, and more than typical cabinet space in the combined living/dining/cooking area.

After you've finished shopping and your storage is what it is, then you start improvising how you will use it. If there is space within a short distance of the kitchen, you figure out how to best use it, and anybody else's plans for storing their stuff need to be rethought. Kitchen comes first if they want to eat.

If you have plans for outdoor cooking, or bulk food and drink items that are non-perishable, consider the outside storage. Don't necessarily need to store those 48 bottles of bottled drinking water or six cubes of carbonated beverages in the kitchen cabinets if there are outside cabinets yet to be filled. That also gets their weight below floor level, lowering center of gravity for safer handling. Same for large supplies of canned goods.

Thank you Drew E. I will look at the utensil organizer! We do have alot more storage in the back od the rv but not at all convenient for cooking. I was just surprised there was not more ready made items that we could just order. I did find a place that will make custom size step liners. The rubber grids are really hard to sweep off and our dogs travel with us. Thank you!

I remember seeing a (picture of a) homemade silverware drawer sorter for a narrow drawer some years ago that was arranged diagonally, similar to this. That might work in your situation.

If the drawers are deep enough, you might be able to construct a sliding or pull-out second story tray to get more organized space.

Do you have any blank spots above your fridge or microwave or similar? Often there's just emptiness behind a panel, and putting in some sort of a spice or cup or canned goods shelf is not too difficult.

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