I need some ideas of how to organize my kids clothes when we're traveling in our travel trailer. In the main bedroom, there is enough room for my husband and I's clothes. But what I've been using for the boys is the pantry to the side of the refrigerator. There is a closet type storage with a clothes rod but no shelving. Next to that is another cabinet the same length and width but has 5 shelves. But one of those shelves I try to store our bath towels. Do you guys have any tips or tricks you use or have found to organize more clothes? There are 5 of us so it's the 3 boys I'm trying to figure out. The shelves sort of work but then it becomes a mess, pulling clothes and putting them back while searching for specific clothes etc.

How about a plastic see through storage bin with lid for each with their name on it. You can stack them. I bought the hanging storage for the closet that has pockets. I put tee shirts in it.

Depending on the boys ages, since most bunks are 75 or so inches long you can use the foot of the bunk to hold a plastic storage container with each child's clothes.

sdianel wrote:How about a plastic see through storage bin with lid for each with their name on it. You can stack them. I bought the hanging storage for the closet that has pockets. I put tee shirts in it.I've thought of the hanging storage things for the other closet. But I store the Keurig in there when we're on the road, toilet paper, broom/pan. The bins would work and would be preferable, but then I need someplace to stack them. I think I was looking for a brilliant organizing miracle asking her :D

kerrlakeroo wrote:Depending on the boys ages, since most bunks are 75 or so inches long you can use the foot of the bunk to hold a plastic storage container with each child's clothes.They're teens now. A few years back the 2 younger twins did store a lot of their clothes at the foot of their bunks. But now they're getting pretty tall so that didn't work last fall when we traveled.

I need to give my wife credit for solving the issue of clothing storage. Hanging shirts and other clothing is highly inefficient. We fold and roll all of our shirts, pants and similar clothing items. After rolling we use a couple of rubber bands to keep the roll tight. Rolled clothing takes a fraction of the space and it easy to identify.

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sdianel_-acct_c
Explorer
Jun 05, 2017
How about a plastic see through storage bin with lid for each with their name on it. You can stack them. I bought the hanging storage for the closet that has pockets. I put tee shirts in it.
kerrlakeRoo
Explorer
Jun 05, 2017
Depending on the boys ages, since most bunks are 75 or so inches long you can use the foot of the bunk to hold a plastic storage container with each child's clothes.
Dottie5
Explorer
Jun 05, 2017
sdianel wrote:
How about a plastic see through storage bin with lid for each with their name on it. You can stack them. I bought the hanging storage for the closet that has pockets. I put tee shirts in it.

I've thought of the hanging storage things for the other closet. But I store the Keurig in there when we're on the road, toilet paper, broom/pan.

The bins would work and would be preferable, but then I need someplace to stack them.

I think I was looking for a brilliant organizing miracle asking her :D
Dottie5
Explorer
Jun 05, 2017
kerrlakeroo wrote:
Depending on the boys ages, since most bunks are 75 or so inches long you can use the foot of the bunk to hold a plastic storage container with each child's clothes.

They're teens now. A few years back the 2 younger twins did store a lot of their clothes at the foot of their bunks. But now they're getting pretty tall so that didn't work last fall when we traveled.
JimK-NY
Explorer II
Jun 05, 2017
I need to give my wife credit for solving the issue of clothing storage. Hanging shirts and other clothing is highly inefficient. We fold and roll all of our shirts, pants and similar clothing items. After rolling we use a couple of rubber bands to keep the roll tight. Rolled clothing takes a fraction of the space and it easy to identify.
Harvey51
Explorer
Jun 05, 2017
We just discovered vacuum bags at a dollar store. They certainly reduce the volume of clothing.

How about putting some clothes under the mattresses?

Pack fewer clothes and wear them longer?
Dottie5
Explorer
Jun 05, 2017
JimK-NY wrote:
I need to give my wife credit for solving the issue of clothing storage. Hanging shirts and other clothing is highly inefficient. We fold and roll all of our shirts, pants and similar clothing items. After rolling we use a couple of rubber bands to keep the roll tight. Rolled clothing takes a fraction of the space and it easy to identify.

That's a thought. Thx!
Dottie5
Explorer
Jun 05, 2017
Harvey51 wrote:
We just discovered vacuum bags at a dollar store. They certainly reduce the volume of clothing.

How about putting some clothes under the mattresses?

Pack fewer clothes and wear them longer?

Under our "master" bed there would be so much space but utilizing that often is so difficult. I've seen where some beds have those hinges or whatever, like a lift hatch of a vehicle so it lifts easier. I wonder if the husband could retrofit the bed for our next trip. Probably won't be enough time before the one coming up. But that is such a huge unused space.

We don't take too much clothes and if where we are going the temperatures are pretty consistent, helps to not have to bring clothes to cover many ranges of temps.
Dottie5
Explorer
Jun 05, 2017
I think what I'll do is try to clean out or reorganize the pantry with the clothes hanging bar and hang one of those canvas clothes shelving things. That's really the only thing I can think of. And most of that is unused space anyway - very inefficient.
JimK-NY
Explorer II
Jun 05, 2017
We do use one of those canvas clothes shelving things! The pouches help keep different types of clothing organized. Again we roll the clothing and then put the rolls in the canvas organizer.

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