New purchaser Pleasure Way Plateau TS 2006
Hi,we don't pick up our 2006 Pleasure Way Plateau LS for a while (out of state) and wondering about some of the dimensions. For example, the cabinets in the kitchen, depth and length? Other storage ...
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Gigi, I was lurking here and actually joined the site just to be able to give you some additional input to the excellent advice you've already been given. I owned an 07 TS and recently traded up to a 14, so I've been through what you're about to go through--TWICE! (The layout is similar but the cabinetry is not 1:1 identical in some significant ways!)
As others have said: you have to live in it a little. BUT there are basics you will need to get started, and too you will have a personal way of dealing with certain things that will make sense to you and you alone. Here's something I did both times and highly recommend to you: drive your new van to a store specializing in storage solutions, like Storables or The Container Store. Park it in plain sight of the front of the store, and once inside explain to a manager that this is new and you're just outfitting it. They should then allow you to take a cartful of stuff out to your van that you can test for fit and combinations of fits to get the most out of your storage options.
One thing I discovered this way that has been INVALUABLE? Some tall narrow bins for the bottom shelf under the sink to take best advantage of vertical space. One holds six plates and six bowls all laying on their side with enough room leftover for four stacking iced tea glasses and eight stacking juice glasses. It didn't come with those things, I bought them elsewhere, but all are a soft plastic so if they move or rub there's no clatter whatsoever. I'd rather eat on china, BUT. And it's real easy to bend over and pull out the bin, like a drawer, to get what you need or put stuff away.
Also, just for instance, I bought a shorter bin that will hold four bottles of wine upright and a narrow bin that just fits behind the rail in the bathroom and holds cleaning supplies. Another cool item: small bins that I could put next to each other in one of the upper bins to divide the space and provide better support for vertical items. In these stores you'll see solutions to problems you didn't know you had yet.
Here's something you can shop for now: a roll of this soft Rubbermaid mat type stuff (sometimes sold as shelf liner and to put under little rugs so that they won't move)--most hardware stores carry it--that can be cut or ripped into squares to go between items in the stack of pans/lids/salad bowl/colander which kills any rattles otherwise possible. I put it on the bottom of each of the drawers so that utensils were quieter when jostled by uneven roads. And extra of that is always on board to stuff in voids to keep new or repositioned things from rubbing or moving.
And one more piece of advice: if you run into another Class B owner, always stop and chat. It's always interesting to see others' storage solutions.
As others have said: you have to live in it a little. BUT there are basics you will need to get started, and too you will have a personal way of dealing with certain things that will make sense to you and you alone. Here's something I did both times and highly recommend to you: drive your new van to a store specializing in storage solutions, like Storables or The Container Store. Park it in plain sight of the front of the store, and once inside explain to a manager that this is new and you're just outfitting it. They should then allow you to take a cartful of stuff out to your van that you can test for fit and combinations of fits to get the most out of your storage options.
One thing I discovered this way that has been INVALUABLE? Some tall narrow bins for the bottom shelf under the sink to take best advantage of vertical space. One holds six plates and six bowls all laying on their side with enough room leftover for four stacking iced tea glasses and eight stacking juice glasses. It didn't come with those things, I bought them elsewhere, but all are a soft plastic so if they move or rub there's no clatter whatsoever. I'd rather eat on china, BUT. And it's real easy to bend over and pull out the bin, like a drawer, to get what you need or put stuff away.
Also, just for instance, I bought a shorter bin that will hold four bottles of wine upright and a narrow bin that just fits behind the rail in the bathroom and holds cleaning supplies. Another cool item: small bins that I could put next to each other in one of the upper bins to divide the space and provide better support for vertical items. In these stores you'll see solutions to problems you didn't know you had yet.
Here's something you can shop for now: a roll of this soft Rubbermaid mat type stuff (sometimes sold as shelf liner and to put under little rugs so that they won't move)--most hardware stores carry it--that can be cut or ripped into squares to go between items in the stack of pans/lids/salad bowl/colander which kills any rattles otherwise possible. I put it on the bottom of each of the drawers so that utensils were quieter when jostled by uneven roads. And extra of that is always on board to stuff in voids to keep new or repositioned things from rubbing or moving.
And one more piece of advice: if you run into another Class B owner, always stop and chat. It's always interesting to see others' storage solutions.
